Tuesdays with Dorie: Berry Surprise Cake
January 20, 2009 at 1:14 am | Posted in cakes & tortes, groups, layer cakes, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 32 Comments
Surprise! I love a surprise…the good kind only, of course, and Dorie’s Berry Surprise Cake certainly falls into that category. Mary Ann of Meet Me in the Kitchen chose it for TWD this week.
A single layer of genoise sponge is cut in two horizontally, hollowed and filled (bread-bowl style) with a lightly-sweetened cream cheese and fresh berry mixture, then craftily reassembled. Whipped cream frosting hides what’s going on inside (hence the surprise). At Fairway, blackberries were not only the best looking, but also the cheapest, so I went with those and used cassis to flavor my soaking syrup. When berry season rolls around, I’ll be trying out raspberries as well.
From the outside it is pretty unassuming, right? Trust me, it is really delicious…not too sweet, and I love the way genoise kind of takes everything in. We especially liked this cake after a day or two, when it became almost trifle-like.
For the recipe, read Meet Me in the Kitchen or see Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan. Don’t forget to check out the TWD Blogroll.
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Oh, it looks heavenly! I am so glad you liked it. I did too.
The blackberries would be so good in this!
Comment by Mary Ann— January 20, 2009 #
wow this looks wonderful ! the colour contrast is so nice and those blackerries look so good with this cake 🙂
Comment by snooky doodle— January 20, 2009 #
very nice and so delicious , cheers!
Comment by mary— January 20, 2009 #
Oh crumbs…..this makes me drool…I cannot stand a dry cake and this cake is anything but dry….wow, delicious!
Comment by nina— January 20, 2009 #
ton gâteau est vraiment superbe et très réussi ! beau travail 🙂
Comment by isabelle— January 20, 2009 #
Hummm… Is that half a recipe? …with blackberries? …and black currant syrup for the soak? Hummm… I made a black currant soaked, blackberry half recipe! Woah… talk about telepathy! LOL
Nervetheless, your’s is a lot nicer than mine.
Beautiful, Steph!
Comment by Vibi— January 20, 2009 #
Again, beautiful job…I didn’t have success with either cake, unfortunately.:( Better luck next time, right?
Comment by juju73— January 20, 2009 #
yum, that looks like a good black berry surprise. I missed this week but I am drooling over everyone’s creations!
Comment by Spike— January 20, 2009 #
I’m licking my screen! Can’t wait to give this one a try!
Comment by Mari— January 20, 2009 #
your cake is beautiful! i used blackberries too when i realized my local store was out of raspberries, they were fabulous!
Comment by Karen— January 20, 2009 #
yummy! It looks divine! I can’t wait to try it in berry season myself!
Comment by Lauren— January 20, 2009 #
it is gorgeous! looks like your genoise turned out perfectly. love those blackberries too 😉
Comment by kim— January 20, 2009 #
I loved this too. The blackberries look great – I love how the filling takes on some of their purple tinge
Comment by Tammy— January 20, 2009 #
That looks delicious! I didn’t even see blackberries at my grocery store. Looks like it turned out divine!
Comment by Karen— January 20, 2009 #
Looks deliciously wonderful.
Comment by Gretchen Noelle— January 20, 2009 #
Lovely! I had lots more problems with mine — but it was still delicious. Glad yours worked out!
Comment by Barbara— January 20, 2009 #
Wow! Your cake looks gorgeous and turned out wonderful. I’m glad it worked out for you.
Comment by pinkstripes— January 20, 2009 #
My kids told me they wished I had chosen blackberries. Maybe, possibly I will have the courage to try again.
Comment by Leanne— January 20, 2009 #
It was a great experience making this cake. Yours looks wonderful!
Comment by Ivette— January 20, 2009 #
I absolutely love blackberries – I grew up with some vines behind my house, and they were just so good. Your cake looks beautiful!
Comment by Caitlin— January 20, 2009 #
Your cake is gorgeous! I agree that it improves after a day in the fridge.
Comment by Carol Peterman— January 20, 2009 #
It looks delicious! I gave this week a miss, but hopefully will get to make this sometime in the future.
Comment by Bria— January 20, 2009 #
I really enjoyed this one too, even if I botched it up a bit. It was still delicious. I love how your cake turned out!
Comment by Holly— January 20, 2009 #
Yours is brilliant. Wonderfully brilliant.
Comment by rainbowbrown— January 20, 2009 #
Lovely job on the cake. Blackberries sound like a great choice. My husband was just commenting that he likes it better on day two, too. =)
Comment by Di— January 20, 2009 #
So glad your cake turned out so well…it looks beautiful, and I think the blackberries make it especially pretty.
Comment by Jessica— January 21, 2009 #
LUSCIOUS!!! Absolutely wonderfully luscious. Those blackberries….oh so jealous here!
Great photos too!
Take care,
Tania
Comment by Tania— January 21, 2009 #
That is absolutely gorgeous! Wow! I’m dying to make it and will have to try the blackberry version. Beautiful photos, too! 🙂
Comment by AnneStrawberry— January 21, 2009 #
So lovely! Blackberries – what a great and yummy surprise!!!
Comment by foodlibrarian— January 21, 2009 #
I liked this one too. Even though I didn’t let it sit and meld the flavors together for a time I thought it was good. I liked the lightness and I think it a great summertime offering.
Yours looks beautiful! Great work.
AmyRuth
Comment by Amy Ruth— January 24, 2009 #
SO stinkin’ pretty! I love the idea of this cake. Great pictures too, of course!
Comment by Janna from Honeyed Hashette— January 27, 2009 #
Ummm soooo how about tossing a fork full of that at my face right now??
Comment by howtoeatacupcake— January 29, 2009 #