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Blackberry swirled vanilla pound cake with sprinkles

Published January 7, 2018 Last Modified October 3, 2019 By GreedyEats

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Buttery and Moist Blackberry swirled Vanilla Pound Cake that is loaded with Sprinkles, masked with sweet and fruity blackberry glaze, then showered with more sprinkles...Sigh!!!

Which one would you select between a buttery blackberry swirled vanilla pound cake and a sprinkles loaded fun packed funfetti cake? Confused? Want both?? Ha! Caught you.

Okay. Lets not trick you anymore! You get to have both. What? Not one in each hands of-course. But you are gonna bite both of these cakes in a single slice every mouthful, each bite and every crumb! Yes, I am not kidding. The cake today is a cross between a berry swirled pound cake and your favorite sprinkles loaded funfetti cake.

What fun this cake looks! So playful with all the vibrant sprinkles and mention not all those pretty blackberry swirls. All of it covered in a 100% naturally colored creamy and fruity blackberry glaze. Then more sprinkles rained to finish things off. Believe me, it only sounds a lot, but doesn't take much effort. We will get there in a few minutes.

How is my blackberry swirled vanilla pound cake any different from other pound cakes?

  • I haven't used a pound each of flour, sugar and fat to make this one a classic pound cake (which I found a bit too dense). Don't you? I lightened my cake considerably with less butter and sugar. But just enough to tick all the marks of a flavor packed and soft cake.
  • You see when there is too much liquid added in the batter, the cake turns soggy. None of that is happening here. I used thickened homemade jam to give the purple batter a balanced rise.
  • Also substituted half of the total amount of butter with clarified butter(ghee). This imparts five buckets full of flavor and the butter added produces a lighter textured pound cake.
  • You may substitute curd in equal amount of the eggs used in the recipe.
  • To compensate for the less fat used(which gives the rise to the cake) I increased leaveners to an acceptable amount.
  • Also added a tsp of lemon zest to the batter. Worry not. Your cake wouldn't taste lemony at all. It will just bring out the vanilla and berry flavor exceedingly well.

Lets see how this cake is made


Begin by creaming butter and sugar until light fluffy. Add eggs and flour to the bowl. Everything room temperature please!

Mix in the flour, vanilla, lemon zest. Add some vanilla batter in the blackberry jam.

Mix sprinkles in both the batters. Swirl the purple mix into the white batter with a knife and bake.

I did not overdo the sprinkles or the swirls. Just a  little bit of everything for that perfect blend of flavor from blackberry, vanilla and sweetness from sprinkles.


Frosting your pound cake

Pound cakes have this reputation to dry out after a few hours of baking as the butter begins to set inside the cake. Thereby glaze/frosting is a must for pound cakes. But do you even care about the glaze when you have a sprinkles party going on all over your cake? Take it from me, this cake is just as good without glaze as well. But for the extra fruity punch I decided to go with the glaze.

You don't have to do much. Mix some whipping cream to your blackberry jam, whip and you are done! It will be faster than you can say Blackberry swirled vanilla pound cake with sprinkles. 😀

Check out all those beautiful air pockets in the purple swirls. The batter wasn't liquidy one bit to take away the cake texture from the swirls. The swirls are not concentrated to a gooey mess but are filled with tiny holes that lifted the swirly batter along with the cake.

If pound cakes aren't your thing and you prefer lighter cakes, try this sunshine dessert. You will be blown away by its texture. Want a healthier version and still wanna enjoy some cake? Bake my banana nuts muffins with whole wheat flour.

I can't wait for you to bite into this berry infused, sprinkles laden, flavor packed buttery goodness bursting collectively in your mouth!

Blackberry swirled vanilla pound cake with sprinkles

Buttery and Moist Blackberry swirled Vanilla Pound cake that is loaded with sprinkles, masked with sweet and fruity blackberry glaze, then showered with more sprinkles...Sigh!!!
5 from 4 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: International
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 37 minutes
Total Time: 47 minutes
Servings 5 Medium slices
Calories: 258kcal
Author: Neha

Ingredients

  • ½ Cup (66 gms) Cake Flour
  • 1.5 tbsp Butter
  • 1 tbsp Clarified butter(Ghee) See notes
  • 4 tbsp (50 gms) Sugar
  • 1 (48 gms) egg
  • 1 tsp Lemon juice
  • 1 tsp Lemon zest
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • ¼ tsp Baking powder
  • ¼ tsp Baking soda
  • 3 Tbsp Sprinkles
  • 4 tsp (20 gms) Blackberry jam

For the glaze

  • 4 tbsp Whipping cream
  • 2 tbsp Blackberry Jam

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat your oven to 350 deg F and grease/spray a mini bread tin 4 by 3 inches. Set aside. Sift cake flour, baking powder and baking soda together in a bowl.
    2. In a separate bowl whisk butter, clarified butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Add salt, lemon zest and juice, vanilla extract and mix well.
    3. Add sprinkles to the batter. Take 2 tbsp batter and mix slowly in the blackberry jam. You may use a drop of purple color here if desired. I did too.
    4. Drop the batter in the greased tin alternating the purple batter. And swirl the batter with a knife, lengthwise 2-3 times.
    5. Bake the cake for about 35-37 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
    6. Make the glaze while the cake is in oven by adding whipping cream to the jam until combined well and turns a little thick and creamy.
    7. Allow to cool completely and spread the creamy glaze all over the cake.
    8. Decorate with sprinkles(optional). 

Notes

 
  1. You may add 2.5 tbsp of butter instead of butter+clarified butter. But I strongly suggest to use the combination of the two. The flavor and texture magnifies 1000 folds that way.
  2. Use all the ingredients at room temperature only. The butter or the clarified butter shouldn't be melted. Just soft enough to be easy to cut through with a knife.
  3. Jam (if making from scratch) shouldn't be runny. Else lighter texture in the purple batter is almost impossible to be attained.

Nutrition

Calories: 258kcal
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Comments

  1. Sara

    October 11, 2019 at 9:56 pm

    5 stars
    This looks like such a tasty bread. I love blackberries but haven't had it in many pastries. I am definitely going to try this!

    Reply
  2. Katie

    October 11, 2019 at 9:42 pm

    5 stars
    Love how much the blackberry swirl adds to this. We all loved it!

    Reply
  3. Tara

    October 11, 2019 at 8:35 pm

    5 stars
    How fun! My daughter would especially enjoy this. I love that blackberry swirl and the sprinkles throughout.

    Reply
  4. Suzy

    October 11, 2019 at 8:16 pm

    5 stars
    Pound cakes are one of my favorite desserts to make but I love how you lightened up with sugar and butter in it! The blackberry jam addition sounds amazing!

    Reply
  5. Jason

    April 23, 2018 at 11:27 am

    Cool cake. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      April 24, 2018 at 4:06 pm

      Glad to hear it Jason!

      Reply
  6. jyo

    January 21, 2018 at 6:10 am

    Such a gorgeous cake...love those beautiful swirls ❣

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 21, 2018 at 4:07 pm

      Thanks Jyo! 🙂

      Reply
  7. a little Swiss, a little Canadian

    January 20, 2018 at 12:44 am

    This cake looks gorgeous, fun and totally delicious! Love the blackberry swirls, so yum!😍😋

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 20, 2018 at 4:19 am

      Thanks a lot. Swirls are my fave. part too! 🙂

      Reply
  8. stacey @ The Sugar Coated Cottage

    January 12, 2018 at 6:05 pm

    This is the prettiest pound cake ever!! Love the glaze! Take care.

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 12, 2018 at 7:29 pm

      Thanks Stacey! I am honored and so happy that you liked it. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Vanessa Gregoria

    January 12, 2018 at 2:36 am

    Looks so delicious. I usually find pound cake too dense but you did a great job in adapting your 😋

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 12, 2018 at 4:24 am

      Exactly Vanessa. I have since always didn't like this fact about pound cakes. It had to be done. 😉 Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  10. pglooney

    January 11, 2018 at 5:48 pm

    wow! If this isn’t the prettiest thing ever!

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 11, 2018 at 7:55 pm

      Thanks pglooney!

      Reply
  11. Laura

    January 11, 2018 at 5:19 pm

    I’ve made many a poundcake, but I’ve never thought about sprinkles for it - that is so fun and festive! And the addition of ghee is genius! I like the idea of the jam for a swirl, I’m going to give that a try! Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 11, 2018 at 7:54 pm

      Thanks for all the appreciation Laura! Yes, ghee imparts a truck load of flavor to the pound cakes. Let me know how it turns out for you. 🙂

      Reply
  12. Katherine

    January 11, 2018 at 8:17 pm

    This looks delicious and I love how colorful it is! Great flavor combination. 🙂

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 11, 2018 at 8:20 pm

      I am glad you liked it Katherine! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

      Reply
  13. dimplescookbook

    January 11, 2018 at 4:54 pm

    Beautiful pictures and Absolutely delicious recipe!

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 11, 2018 at 8:13 pm

      Thanks Dimple!!

      Reply
  14. Deepika Katyal

    January 11, 2018 at 10:43 am

    Hi Neha!! I love the idea of a pound cake with sprinkles and frosting! Pinning it!!

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 11, 2018 at 3:26 pm

      Deepika try it once, you will fall in love with its taste. Thanks for pinning. Happy Baking!!

      Reply
  15. Alia @ Everyday Easy Eats

    January 11, 2018 at 4:13 am

    Hi Neha! Your Blackberry-Swirled Vanilla Pound Cake looks so delicious! I love all the colors, and your photos look so appetizing! Great work!! Also, I love all the purple on your blog! It's my favorite color!!!

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 11, 2018 at 3:24 pm

      Hey Alia! Purple is my fav. too!! I am glad you liked the cake. Thanks for all the appreciation! 🙂

      Reply
  16. D. Wallace Peach

    January 10, 2018 at 11:40 pm

    Wow. That's so colorful and fun! My grandson would love it. Thanks for the amazing idea. I think I know what's for dessert the next time he visits. 😀

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 11, 2018 at 3:54 am

      Haha. Absolutely. Kids, sprinkles and fun go hand in hand! Thanks for visiting my side of the world and liking it. 🙂

      Reply
  17. Stephanie | Worth Whisking

    January 10, 2018 at 4:51 pm

    What a fun cake! Love anything with sprinkles! 🙂

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 10, 2018 at 6:50 pm

      Thanks Stephanie for taking time to visit my blog and loving the cake! 🙂

      Reply
  18. Ashley Banks

    January 10, 2018 at 4:00 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 10, 2018 at 6:49 pm

      Thanks Ashley!!

      Reply
  19. 2pots2cook

    January 10, 2018 at 6:10 am

    Love your work ! Keep on rocking ! Will be back.Pinning !

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 10, 2018 at 2:41 pm

      Thanks for taking some time to visit my blog, for loving it and letting me contribute to Bloggers United.:)

      Reply
  20. Tasty Eats Ronit Penso

    January 10, 2018 at 2:10 am

    oops, It working now! 🙂

    This is such colorful and tasty looking cake. The black berries must add nice acidity and special sweetness. 🙂

    Reply
    • GreedyEats

      January 10, 2018 at 2:37 am

      Thanks Ronit! Absolutely true. I love berries anything! 😉

      Reply

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