Cake Recipes Using Freeze Dried Raspberries

As mentioned before i love cream cheese frosting with strawberry cake.

Cake recipes using freeze dried raspberries.

That pretty pink color is 100 natural just from the powdered freeze dried raspberries. Although on the packet there is a recommended amount i use a whole packet for a 10 cake for a tart taste and fill with white chocolate ganache. Dried rose petals rose icing and raspberries make for a showstopping decoration 1 hr. You can also use freeze dried fruit as a mix ins in recipes.

Whole fruit becomes rehydrated once it s mixed in with the other ingredients so i should think it will taste much like it s fresh counterpart or perhaps slightly. Floral twist on the classic sponge cake. I honestly did not think this cake would turn out at all but i was surprised by the texture and the flavor that came through. The secret to this amazing raspberry frosting is freeze dried raspberries.

I use freeze dried raspberry powder. During my strawberry cake recipe experiments i tested out a strawberry cake from scratch recipe using freeze dried strawberries. You can place the fruit in a ziploc bag and crush it with a rolling pin until it becomes a powder however pulsing it in a food processor is a quicker way if you need. Serve with a cuppa for a perfect mid morning pick me up or freeze for a later date 35 mins.

Once your cake is baked and cooled it s time to slather it in the best strawberry frosting. Coarsely chopped freeze dried fruit is a good choice for muffin and cake recipes but pulverizing it into a powder is a better option in recipes like my strawberry limemade bars. There s so much to love about snacking cakes those single layer confections meant to be sliced into any time of day. So 1 4 cup of freeze dried strawberries would mean 1 4 cup freeze dried strawberry powder.

Before added to something pipeable like a frosting or pastry cream i like to put it through a fine mesh sieve to get rid of any large bits that could get stuck in a pastry bag when piping. I absolutely love raspberries but only the real thing no artificial flavorings come close to the amazing flavor of the fresh fruits. This competition is now closed. Here lemon juice and zest brighten the batter and ground freeze dried raspberries give classic cream cheese frosting a natural rosy tint.

Use a food processor to grind the freeze dried raspberries into a fine powder. If they are not available at your local grocery store or through amazon i would recommend finding a recipe that uses fresh raspberries and going with that as altering this recipe to. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and smooth about 5 minutes. For the strawberry flavor i used freeze dried strawberries.

Strawberry cake from scratch made with freeze dried strawberries makes for a cake full of flavor and a tender crumb.