A Perennial Favorite, Recipe: Raspberry Ripple Tea Cake

by Sandie on February 17, 2009

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1 Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella February 18, 2009 at 5:50 am

I love a good tea cake and this one looks easy and delicious. I love the bits of rubied raspberry poking out too! Thanks for sharing the recipe with us. It must have been hard to release your favourite recipe! :)

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2 Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) February 18, 2009 at 8:36 am

A few years ago, I started a cooking group that met on Wednesday mornings. At the first get-together to plan what kinds of things we’d cook together, one of the women said she wanted to learn to make chicken cacciatore just like her mother-in-law’s, because (a) that’s the only kind her husband would eat, and (b) the MIL would not give her the recipe. Now, she had been married for at least 15 years, and for all that time the recipe was not offered. The immediate reaction of our group? Horrified! So our first cooking session was all about chicken cacciatore — not trying to replicate the MIL’s recipe, but creating our own super-wonderful variations. I hope that some day her MIL learns the lesson of letting go.

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3 Gera @ SweetsFoods February 18, 2009 at 9:34 am

Hi Sandie!

I can smell the perfume of the raspberries by looking at your delicious photos.
I agree with you definitions depends a lot of countries and customs.
Just some days ago I found a called “torta caprese” a tasty chocolate cake and in my country with this name is a savory cake :)

Cheers!
Gera

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4 Sandie February 18, 2009 at 12:02 pm

Lorraine – This tea cake IS delicious and pairs perfectly with coffee or tea—I love that! But for me, sharing this recipe wasn’t difficult: I love to cook for people, pamper their appetites and make them feel welcome, special and loved—great recipes make that so much easier. Sharing those great recipes just allows other cooks to accomplish those same things—simple gifts maybe, but important ones nonetheless. It may sound silly, but I believe no food should be cooked or shared without love :-)

Lydia – Can you imagine?! That story gives rise to the typical stereotypes of selfish, jealous MILs—which often isn’t the case at all. I’m fortunate—thankfully my MIL is fantastic and generous with her recipes and cooking tips!

Gera – It is amazing how much the definition of tea cake varies from country to country and region to region. While I was researching “tea cake” for this article, I was shocked to see that in some countries—tea cake is actually a marshmallow served on a cracker (or was it a biscuit?) base. Other times it’s merely a variety of sugar cookie. And still other times, it’s a biscuit. Fascinating! The Torta Caprese you mention sounds divine! You’ll have to point me to that recipe.

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5 grace February 18, 2009 at 12:35 pm

methinks i’d like a raspberry-rippled anything, but a moist and sweet cake sounds best of all. :)

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6 Alisa - Frugal Foodie February 18, 2009 at 12:48 pm

Wow, that is gorgeous!

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7 Lore February 18, 2009 at 2:45 pm

Rasberry cake sounds divine especially when the berry flavour is not only a trace but the very center of it. Yummy!

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8 Mental P Mama February 18, 2009 at 4:03 pm

I love raspberry the most! Please send one to me;)

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9 marguerite February 18, 2009 at 4:19 pm

That looks amazing! And I love the tea cake definition!

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10 finsmom February 18, 2009 at 4:51 pm

My husband really loves raspberries, and this looks like such a perfect way to use them! Beautiful photos, and recipes, as always :)

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11 Sandie February 18, 2009 at 5:06 pm

Grace – I would agree with you even if this wasn’t my recipe :-)

Alisa – Thank you!

Lore – What an eloquently stated comment…

Mental P Mama – If I could figure out a way to get one to you without the post office tearing it apart, I would!

Marguerite – I’m fond of the definition too—certainly covers a broad spectrum of delicious things!

Finsmom – I love raspberries as well—so tart and divine… Thank you for the compliments on my photos and recipes, it’s always nice to hear when they are well received! :-)

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12 Elle February 18, 2009 at 6:15 pm

Can I have some for dinner, please? It even looks fabulous in the before baking shot!

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13 Spike February 19, 2009 at 12:52 pm

Wow, thanks for sharing. I’m printing out the recipe right now!

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14 Peter February 19, 2009 at 3:56 pm

….and this can be made all year ’round…raspberries (frozen) are a decent product.

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15 tara February 19, 2009 at 9:00 pm

Oh my. How lovely; I have these miniature tins that would be perfect for this – just the right size to tuck in a bag for a journey, or a long workday. I am sure my family will adore this. Thank you!

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16 veggiebelly February 20, 2009 at 5:27 pm

I LOVE the pictures. This recipe sounds so mouthwatering. I have all the ingredients on hand and I think I justmight have to make this tonight! Thanks for sharing. Great blog :)

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17 Kevin February 21, 2009 at 2:56 pm

That raspberry ripple cake looks so good! I could definitaly go for a slice for breakfast!

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18 Emily March 10, 2009 at 6:45 pm

I just made this with raspberry jam instead of the raspberry topping it called for and it was still delicious! This recipe is going down as one of my favorites!

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19 ingrid April 10, 2009 at 2:34 pm

How the heck did I miss this one? Absolutely beautiful cake! Thank goodness I saw this on Hayley’s blog!
~ingrid

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20 Jodie July 16, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Im making it in 10minutes as it looks YUMMY!!! We cant wait to try it.

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