Raspberry Cake with Crème Fraîche

By moddie2bert

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup Marsala wine
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 14 tablespoons (1 3/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup plus 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 4 cups fresh raspberries, divided
• 2 cups crème fraîche, for serving

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter a 10-inch springform pan. Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Combine Marsala and orange juice in small bowl. Beat 12 tablespoons butter and 1 cup sugar in another bowl until well blended. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and lemon peel. Beat in Marsala mixture in 2 additions alternately with flour mixture in 3 additions. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Sprinkle with 1½ cups raspberries. Bake until top is gently set, about 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Dot top of cake with 2 tablespoons butter and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. Continue baking until tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool in pan on rack. Release pan sides; transfer cake to platter. Cool to room temperature. Mix the crème fraîche and 2 tablespoons sugar in small bowl; cover and chill. Cut cake into wedges. Top each with a dollop of crème fraîche and fresh raspberries. Enjoy!