Raspberry Gelee and a Framboise Tiramisu over Black Magic Cake

Black Magic Cake is the most moist and tender crumbed cake that ever reigned. This recipe was given to me by my best friend's mom “Medo”. I have layered it with a topping of framboise mascarpone cream and a raspberry gelee. This is a most amazing and refreshing dessert.

Black Magic Cake:

1 ¾ cups flour

2 cups sugar

¾ cup cocoa powder

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 eggs

1 cup strong coffee (or 1 cup water with 1 Tbsp instant espresso powder or 3 Tbsp instant coffee)

1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup milk with 1 Tbsp vinegar or lemon juice)

½ cup vegetable oil (I use olive oil)

1 tsp vanilla

Spray oil

Cinnamon sugar mixture

Preheat oven to 350*  Spray oil a 9x13 (or 2 8” squares) glass baking dish and sprinkle with a mixture of cinnamon sugar. Whisk dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Whisk eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil and vanilla together and pour into the dry ingredients. Mix together with a wooden spoon until just incorporated (batter will be very thin). Pour into the prepared glass baking dish\dishes and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a tester/toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Framboise Tiramisu: 

8 oz mascarpone

¼ cup sugar

¼ cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 Tbsp framboise liqueur

2 cups heavy whipping cream

Mix the mascarpone and sugars with the vanilla and framboise until incorporated. Add the cream and beat to smooth whipped peaks. Layer over the cooled cake and chill until firm.

Raspberry Gelee:

2 12 oz bags of frozen raspberries, thaw a bit

1 lemon juiced

½ cup sugar

2 shots framboise liqueur

1 cup water

2 envelopes knox gelatin

In a large mixing bowl, mix the raspberries, lemon juice, sugar and framboise. In a 2 cup measurer, pour the gelatin over the water and let bloom one minute. In a microwave cook the bloomed gelatin for one minute. Pour into the berry mixture and  let set for a few minutes (about 15). The berries will still be pourable but also gelled a bit. Pour over the mascarpone layer and chill in the fridge.