Strawberries and a cream-cheese frosting top a moist layer cake that starts with a simple white cake mix.
White Chocolate-Buttermilk Layer Cake
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 35 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 bag (12 oz) white chocolate chunks
- 1 box white cake mix with pudding
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 egg whites
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/4 cup seedless strawberry jam
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 6 fresh whole strawberries, halved
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9- or 8-inch round pans. Place 3/4 cup of the white chocolate chunks in small microwaveable bowl. Microwave on Medium (50%) 1 to 2 minutes or until melted, stirring once halfway through cooking time. Stir until smooth.
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Step2In large bowl, combine cake mix, buttermilk, vanilla and egg whites; beat at low speed about 30 seconds to mix. Gradually beat in melted butter. Drizzle melted white chocolate into bowl, beating at medium speed 2 minutes, thoroughly scraping side and bottom of bowl once halfway through beating. Spoon batter evenly into pans.
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Step3Bake until tops spring back when touched lightly in center. Bake 9-inch pans 25 to 30 minutes, 8-inch pans 30 to 35 minutes. Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans; place on wire racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4Meanwhile, place remaining 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chunks in medium microwavable bowl. Microwave on Medium (50%) 3 to 6 minutes or until melted, stirring once halfway through cooking time. Stir until smooth. Cool completely, about 35 minutes.
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Step5Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; spread with strawberry jam. Top with remaining cake layer.
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Step6In medium bowl, beat cream cheese at medium speed until soft and fluffy. Add cooled melted white chocolate; beat until of soft spreading consistency. Immediately frost side and top of cake. Arrange strawberry halves on top of cake around edge. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
495
Calories
26g
Total Fat
7g
Protein
58g
Total Carbohydrate
49g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 495
- Calories from Fat
- 235
- Total Fat
- 26g
- 40%
- Saturated Fat
- 14g
- 70%
- Cholesterol
- 45mg
- 15%
- Sodium
- 460mg
- 19%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 58g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 49g
- Protein
- 7g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 16%
- 16%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 1 1/2 Fruit; 5 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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