Summer celebration cake

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• Helen

  21 June 2009

  Helen rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious. Halved the amount and made without the creme fraiche and fruit topping as wasn't going to eat it quick enough.

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• Gbobs

  20 July 2009

  Gbobs rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I have made this cake twice now and believe me its the best ever! It is so moist and SOOO moreish....

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• Jane

  10 August 2009

  Jane rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Just made this for a birthday and it was really nice..everyone, I mean everyone, commented on how delicious it was. I would however add a little more vanilla next time and also, more creme fraiche. I had some double cream to spare and that just made it heavenly!!

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• Jacqueline

  11 September 2009

  Jacqueline commented on this recipe

  This is a wonderful cake, I have made it many times and its make a wonderful dessert. First time I made it I put strawberries in it as well by mistake, have never looked back now I always do it.

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• Marissa

  02 June 2010

  Marissa rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this as a birthday cake for a friend, it was very well received. I made it exactly as it says and it was perfect.

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• laurabunny

  18 June 2010

  laurabunny commented on this recipe

  A friend made this on Monday and it was absolutely to die for!! I'm going to be making it myself in a couple of weeks when I have the girls over, will update you on how I get on!

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• Mrs T

  09 August 2010

  Mrs T commented on this recipe

  How long will this keep for if kept wrapped carefully?

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• Mian8910

  27 June 2011

  Mian8910 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this on the weekend for a birthday, it was a huge success! Extremely moist cake, the topping brings out all the flavors beautifully! Cooking time and quantities are spot on! The lightest and moistest cake I have eaten/made in a long time!Definitely recommend it!!

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• Louise

  16 July 2011

  Louise rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Looked great and tasted delicious, everyone loved it

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• Mian8910

  02 November 2011

  Mian8910 commented on this recipe

  Made this cake for my boyfriend's dad's birthday and it went down really well. I was looking for a cake that is lighter on the waistline as everyone has been dieting, and I was very glad to find this recipe! It was extremely light, airy and moist, the taste of the fruits came out really nicely and the whole cake was just brilliant! I have made many cakes from this website before but this is my ultimate favourite!!!

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• made with love

  02 June 2012

  made with love rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is my second time round for this cake. I made it in January (I know NOT summer) and the fruit was tart, tasteless and expensive in Winter. Making this today for a party tomorrow and seems very apt given it is Jubilee weekend. I use a mix of strawberries, raspberries and blue berries. I don't like using creme fraiche as a sweet topping so I always use double cream. I frequently make more desserts than we can eat so I give portions away for people to take home with them or surprise a neighbour with home made cake which is a nice thing to do. xxx

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• Sophie

  29 July 2012

  Sophie commented on this recipe

  I made this cake last night for a summer birthday cake/pudding and it looked amazing. Used exactly the ingredients but added both a vanilla pod and half a teaspoon of vanilla paste and it tasted superb. It also took 20 mins longer to cook at 140 but that might have been my fan assisted oven not being as efficient as it should be! So will preheat at 160 next time. I added red currants for decoration around the bottom of the cake with toasted almonds with icing sugar over the fruit on the top.... This is a really impressive looking cake which is light and moist and will definitely receive lots of compliments! Will be making this again for sure.

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• Mo Na Mo Na

  26 August 2012

  Mo Na Mo Na rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this cake last minute for a birthday yesterday and I can´t bake whatsoever :) It came out brilliant! Everybody loved it! I actually made one with blueberries and one with strawberries in the mix. The mix does need a bit longer than it says on the packaging (when you add fruit to it) so leave it in for an extra 10-15 min on 160C. I also added Vanilla sugar to the Créme Fraiche which made it even more delicious! Absolutely recommended!

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Ingredients

• Easy vanilla cake mix (see recipe below - you won't need the syrup)
• 2 x 170g punnets raspberries
• 225g punnet blueberries
• 225g tub crème fraîche
• icing sugar (optional)

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Serves 16

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Prep 20 mins

Cook 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Easy vanilla cake mix (see recipe below - you won't need the syrup)
• 2 x 170g punnets raspberries
• 225g punnet blueberries
• 225g tub crème fraîche
• icing sugar (optional)

PER SERVING

349 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 35g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 1g, sugar 19g, salt 0.24 g

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