Soft, moist, and luxuriously rich, this Blackberry Velvet Cake is a stunning twist on classic velvet cake. Naturally tinted with blackberry purée, layered with silky cream cheese frosting, and bursting with berry flavor—this is a show-stopping dessert that tastes as dreamy as it looks.

🧺 Ingredients

Blackberry Purée

• 1½ cups fresh or frozen blackberries
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Cake Batter

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1½ cups granulated sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ¾ cup blackberry purée (cooled)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp white vinegar

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1 cup (225 g) cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, softened
• 3½–4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

👩‍🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Make the Blackberry Purée

1. Add blackberries, sugar, and lemon juice to a saucepan.
2. Cook over medium heat 8–10 minutes, stirring, until berries break down.
3. Blend or mash, then strain if you want it smooth.
4. Cool completely.

Step 2: Preheat & Prepare

• Preheat oven to 175°C / 350°F
• Grease and line two 9-inch (23 cm) round pans

Step 3: Mix Dry Ingredients

• Whisk flour, cornstarch, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.

Step 4: Mix Wet Ingredients

1. In another bowl, whisk eggs, oil, buttermilk, blackberry purée, vanilla, and vinegar.
2. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
3. Mix just until smooth—do not overmix.

Step 5: Bake

1. Divide batter evenly between pans.
2. Bake 30–35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
3. Cool in pans 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack.

🍰 Cream Cheese Frosting

Step 6: Make the Frosting

1. Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth and fluffy.
2. Gradually add powdered sugar.
3. Add vanilla and salt; beat until creamy and spreadable.

Step 7: Assemble the Cake

1. Place one cake layer on a plate.
2. Spread frosting evenly.
3. Add second layer and frost the top and sides.
4. Optional: decorate with fresh blackberries.

⭐ Pro Tips for Velvet Perfection

• Cornstarch makes the crumb extra soft
• Oil keeps the cake moist for days
• Blackberry purée gives natural color—no food dye needed
• Chill cake 30 minutes before slicing for clean layers

❄️ Storage

• Refrigerator: up to 5 days
• Freezer (unfrosted layers): up to 2 months

🍇 Variations

• Add blackberry jam between layers
• Make cupcakes (bake 18–20 minutes)
• Swap frosting for white chocolate buttercream

If you want, I can also create:

• 🍓 Raspberry velvet cake
• 🍫 Chocolate blackberry cake
• 🧁 Blackberry velvet cupcakes
• 🎂 Bakery-style decoration ideas

Just tell me 💜