Kefir Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake
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Recipe type: Dessert
Author: Jillian
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1 1/3 cup unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar(I used organic raw cane sugar)(it is going to taste the same no matter what sugar you use)
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup kefir(I make my own with kefir grains and 2% organic cow's milk)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Butter and flour two 8-inch round cake pans or 9x13-inch pan(I used a 9x13 inch pyrex pan)
  3. Mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl
  4. Mix kefir, vegetable oil, and vanilla
  5. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and beat mixture until smooth
  6. Spread in the pan(s)
  7. Bake 20-25 minutes for the small pans and 30-35 minutes for the large, or until toothpick comes out clean when tested
  8. Cool for 5 minutes in the pans, before carefully turning out onto a cooling rack
  9. Turn cake right side up(very carefully)
  10. Cut cake in half
  11. Spread layer of raspberry jam over 1/2 of cake
  12. Place other half of cake top up on top of raspberry jam layer
  13. Cut into 4-6 pieces
  14. Dust pieces of layer cake with powdered sugar
  15. Garnish with fresh raspberries, when in season
  16. Enjoy with a lovely cup of raspberry tea
Recipe by Food Filled Life at http://foodfilledlife.com/2012/08/03/kefir-chocolate-raspberry-layer-cake/