Description
Summer Berry Cake is a light, fluffy, and fruit-filled dessert layered with creamy berry buttercream and topped with a vibrant medley of fresh berries. It’s the ultimate celebration cake for warm-weather occasions like garden parties and birthdays.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300 g unsalted butter
- 300 g caster sugar
- 350 g self-raising flour
- 6 medium eggs
- 400 g mixed summer berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries)
- 300 g summer berries (for coulis)
- 100 g caster sugar (for coulis)
- 200 g unsalted butter, room temperature (for buttercream)
- 400 g icing sugar (for buttercream)
- 3–4 tbsp berry coulis (for buttercream)
- Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, red currants (for decoration)
- Additional fruit coulis for drizzling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C Fan) and line two 8-inch round cake tins with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine butter, caster sugar, self-raising flour, and eggs. Beat until the mixture is smooth and well-blended.
- Gently fold in the mixed summer berries until evenly dispersed.
- Divide the batter between the cake tins and bake for 40-45 minutes. Check doneness with a toothpick.
- Let cakes cool in the tins for 20-30 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- To make the coulis, cook 300 g summer berries with 100 g sugar over medium heat until soft. Blend, strain, and chill.
- To make the buttercream, beat the butter until smooth, add icing sugar gradually, then mix in 3-4 tbsp berry coulis until creamy and colored.
- Assemble the cake by placing one layer on a serving plate, spreading half the buttercream on top, adding the second layer, and spreading the rest of the buttercream.
- Decorate with fresh berries and drizzle with extra coulis before serving.
Notes
- Ensure the cakes are fully cooled before frosting to prevent melting.
- Use any combination of summer berries you enjoy.
- Berry coulis can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- For a more intense flavor, add lemon zest to the cake batter.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: summer cake, berry cake, fresh fruit dessert, berry buttercream, garden party cake, summer dessert, cake with fruit, celebration cake