Hello, everyone! It is almost one of my very favorite days of the year – Valentine’s Day. As you are reading this, I will be skiing up in the mountains of Sweden. However, I still wanted to celebrate this lovely holiday here on my blog! Of course, the best way to celebrate is with cake. 🙂
Here is a super simple recipe for a light and buttery cake with a raspberry swirl that pairs perfectly with a cup of tea (or in Nicolas’s case, a glass of milk.) I am also including some European measurements for all of my readers that don’t live in the U.S. I hope this is helpful to all of you. 🙂 It is not Valentine’s Day without a pink or red treat!
Valentine’s Day Tea Cake
Serves 8
Ingredients
3/4 cup or 90 grams all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
a pinch of salt
1/2 cup or 120 grams butter (softened)
1/2 cup or 100 grams sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup or 110 grams raspberry marmalade
Instructions:
- Grease and flour a round cake pan, and preheat oven to 325 F or 160 C.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- With a hand mixer in a medium bowl, beat softened butter and sugar together until combined. Add in eggs and vanilla and beat until creamy.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and fold gently with a spatula until combined. Be careful not to over-mix!
- Spread cake batter into prepared baking dish. Drop spoonfuls of marmalade on top and then swirl with the tip of a knife to create a marble effect.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a fork inserted comes out clean and the cake doesn’t jiggle in the center. Let cool before slicing!
*Feel free to use more or less marmalade/ jam to your liking. Mine was quite thick and didn’t swirl easily, so I ended up using more.
How will you be celebrating Valentine’s Day? I hope to share a heart-shaped waffle with Nicolas topped with lots of vanilla ice cream, powdered sugar, and jam. 🙂 Have a great week!
Madison
22 Comments
Hi Honey!
Happy Valentine’s Day to you!!
This cake looks delicious.
I am so happy you are carrying on the tradition of celebrating each and every special day.
Love you, my firstborn.
Traditions are so special to me because of you! Love you!
Looks wonderful, Madison. Have a wonderful holiday! ♥
Thanks so much! <3
a raspberry swirl…this is right up my street – i LOVE raspberrys in baking im bookmarking this to make this weekend, thanks for sharing gal!
hope you’re having a lush time skiing…only a teeny tiny bit jealous!
katie. xx lacoconoire.com
Yes, you can never go wrong with raspberry! Thanks so much for reading! xx
Looks like a great tasting cake. Sounds like you are having a wonderful break away in Sweden.
It was such a lovely holiday in Sweden! I’ll post photos from the trip soon. 🙂
It looks delicious!
Thanks, Dominika! I must say, it was very tasty. 🙂
A very happy belated Valentine’s Day, Madison and Nicolas! (I am falling behind in reading blogs, school is keeping me busy)….hope you have a lovely weekend, smiles.
Happy Belated Valentine’s Day to you, Linda! <3
That looks so good. I want to try some.
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You always make the most delicious looking pastries! I’m so happy because I’m back home in San Francisco for a bit, and my mom has all the ingredients necessary for baking…someone’s going to go wild in the kitchen! Can’t wait to try all of your yummy recipes!
Aweee, thank you! Hope you are having the best time at home! I am visiting my family in a few weeks and can’t wait. 🙂 If you end up baking any goodies, let me know! 😉
YOU make my heart SING!!!!
This looks absolutely delicious!
Danielle xx
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Thank you, Danielle! Hope you had a lovely Valentine’s Day xx
Omg the cake looks so delicious.
xx
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It was sooo yummy. Thank you, Zorica! xx
This looks super tasty! Haven’t had something like this in ages either so I’d really enjoy it.
Julia // The Sunday Mode
Thank you, Julia! P.S. love the name of your blog 🙂