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Cap'n Crunch Triple Berry Cake

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Cap'n Crunch cereal milk cake frosted with cream cheese frosting and a triple berry filling.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Other 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

Cereal milk cake
  • 1 cup milk
  • ⅓ cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup cap’n crunch cereal
  • 2 cup 270g cake flour
  • ¾ cup g all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cup 370g sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 3 tbsp sour cream
  • ⅓ cup oil
  • 3 eggs
Interior cream cheese frosting
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Exterior cereal milk frosting
  • 1 cup 240g sugar
  • 1/4 cup 40g flour
  • ½ cup cap’n crunch
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup butter
  • ¼ tsp salt
Fruit filling
  • ​​1/3 cup mixed berries I used strawberries, blueberries and raspberries
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp water

Method
 

Cereal milk cake:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and line three 6” cake pans with parchment paper.
  2. Let the cap’n crunch cereal soak in the milk in a small bowl for at least 30 minutes.
  3. Using a stand mixer with whisk attachment combine cake flour, all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt (the dry ingredients.) Cube the softened butter then add to the dry ingredients and mix with the paddle attachment on low-medium speed until a sandy consistency (no big lumps) (see notes below for instructions if not using a stand mixer)
  4. In a medium bowl whisk together heavy cream and eggs. Set aside.
  5. Remove cereal from the milk. In a small bowl combine cereal milk, sour cream, and oil then pour into mixer bowl with butter/dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
  6. Slowly mix in heavy cream/egg mixture slowly, while mixing for 5-10 seconds between each addition. Batter should be thick and homogeneous, not separated.
  7. Pour batter into prepared cake pans and weigh them with kitchen scale to make sure they’re all as evenly filled as possible. Bake for 22-26 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely before assembling.
Berry filling:
  1. In a medium saucepan bring the berries, lemon juice, and sugar to a simmer on low-medium heat. In a separate bowl, mix together the water and cornstarch and let sit for a minute.
  2. Pour the water and cornstarch mixture into the berries and let cook for 2-3 minutes. Transfer mixture into an airtight container and place into the fridge. The berry filling needs to be completely chilled before using.
Cream cheese frosting:
  1. In a medium mixing bowl using a handheld mixer, beat cream cheese and butter until combined, about 30 seconds.
  2. Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla extract until completely smooth and creamy.
Cereal milk frosting:
  1. In a small bowl, stir the cereal and milk together. Set aside for at least 30 minutes before proceeding.
  2. Whisk together your flour and sugar in a medium saucepan over low-medium heat. Cook for about 2 minutes to cook the flour so that it cooks off the bacteria. Make sure it doesn't burn though!
  3. Scoop out the soggy cereal in the bowl and slowly add in the cereal milk, bring your heat to medium and whisk continuously to combine until mixture is thickened, pudding-like. Pour into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap or lid and place in the refrigerator until room temperature/cool.
  4. Add your butter to the bowl of your stand mixer and mix on high until light and fluffy. Add the thickened flour mixture one spoonful at a time until fully incorporated.
Assemble the cake:
  1. Cut the dome tops off of the cakes until level. Pipe the cream cheese frosting along the perimeter of the first layer cake. Spoon about half the berry filling in the center of the cream cheese frosting perimeter.
  2. Place the second cake layer on top of the first layer. Repeat the first step by piping the cream cheese frosting along the perimeter of the first layer cake. Spoon 95% of the remaining berry filling in the center of the cream cheese frosting perimeter.
  3. Place the third and final cake layer on top of the other two. Evenly frost the exterior with the cereal milk frosting and decorate with the re

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