Description
A visually striking cake with lemon flavor and blackberry spider web design, perfect for Halloween or themed parties.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup blackberry jam
- 1/2 cup whipped cream
- Black food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a round cake pan.
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar until light. Add eggs one at a time.
- Stir in lemon zest, juice, and vanilla.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk to the batter.
- Pour batter into the pan and bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Cool the cake completely.
- Spread blackberry jam on top. Pipe whipped cream in a spiral.
- Drag a toothpick from center to edges to create a web pattern.
- Chill before serving.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients for even mixing.
- Adjust sugar if blackberry jam is too sweet.
- For darker web lines, add black food coloring to whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
