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Fruit Basket Cake

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This Fruit Basket Cake is something you should consider serving at your next event. Use simple cake mixes and top it off with whipped cream and fresh fruit. 

frui basket cake recipe

Why You Will LOVE this Recipe?

This cake is a really convenient dessert when you need one on the fly:

  • The ingredients are really easy to get if not already in your kitchen.
  • Its base is a moist and simple yellow buttermilk cake made easily with a store-bought cake mix. Then it’s slathered with a light and fluffy whipped cream and topped with a generous amount of mixed berries that balances the sweetness with its tartness.
  • This dessert is great for family occasions where you need more time to spend with guests and relatives rather than slave away in the kitchen for hours.
  • It’s a great way to finish off a heavy meal and will look stunning on the table with its wide array of colors.
frui basket cake recipe

How to Bake the Cake //

I used this Yellow Buttermilk Cake Recipe and this Lemon Filling Recipe. I baked one batch of the cake batter in a 14 inch pan and did it twice. I would bake it in a smaller pan to make the cake taller and have better support next time. Spread a thin layer of the lemon filling over the cooled cake.

fruit basket cake recipe

Ingredients //

I made a HUGE batch of whipped cream.

  • 4 cups of cream
  • 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
  • 2 packages of Whip-It (I have recently been introduced to this product and I love it! Thanks Corey)
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla.

Instructions //

Step 1: Whip it until it is on the firm side.

fruit basket cake recipe

Step 2: Add an even layer of the whipped cream.

fruit basket cake recipe

Step 3: Add a layer of mixed berries. I used raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries.

fruit basket cake recipe

Step 4: Repeat with another set of layers. I add a ton more berries on the top layer. I wanted this cake to look rustic and homemade. See how it started to crack? It still tasted amazing and no one even noticed the crack. If they did, they were polite enough to not mention it. I very well may have cried if they did.

fruit basket cake recipe

Topping Variations //

Mixed berries are easy to get nowadays in your favorite supermarket or grocery. But if you want to make it with different fruits then by all means do it. You can combine white chocolate and strawberries. This will make it classy and sweet with a hint of sourness. Banana and kiwi is a great combination as well. This will add a harmony of sweet and tartness from both fruits. These are just some examples but you can definitely try your own combinations. 

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How Long Can You Store a Fruit Basket Cake?

If you store a fruit basket cakes in a tightly covered container and keep it in the freezer you can keep it for 3 to 4 days and it will not lose it’s taste, quality, and nutrition. But you can extend its shelf life for up to a month in the freezer.

Can you Freeze a Fruit Basket Cake?

Yes you definitely can! But there’s a specific way to do it. First you freeze the cake without any covering for about 2 to 3 hours. Let the cream and fruit harden. Once the whole cake is frozen cover it with a layer of plastic wrap. Then cover it again with a layer of tin foil. This will prevent freezer burns and contamination. And will keep for 1 month. Once you need it just let it thaw gently in the fridge overnight before serving it.

Fruit Basket Cake

Fruit Basket Cake

Ingredients

  • Yellow Buttermilk Cake Recipe
  • Lemon Filling Recipe

For the whipped cream:

  • 4 cups of cream
  • 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
  • 2 packages of Whip-It (I have recently been introduced to this product and I love it! Thanks Corey)
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla.

Instructions

For the whipped cream:

  1. Whip it until it is on the firm side
  2. Add an even layer of the whipped cream.
  3. Add a layer of mixed berries. I used raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries.
  4. Repeat with another set of layers. I add a ton more berries on the top layer. I wanted this cake to look rustic and homemade. See how it started to crack? It still tasted amazing and no one even noticed the crack. If they did, they were polite enough to not mention it. I very well may have cried if they did.

Did you make this recipe?

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Dolly

Thursday 13th of April 2017

I found the whip cream stabilizer on Amazon.com. I am going to make this cake for Easter. I will use 8 inch layers, and halve the layers horizontally, making 4 layers total. Hope it turns out.

Eloisa Nardi

Saturday 6th of February 2016

Another question, sorry, does this cake call for fridge after its done? Do you have to keep it in the fridge? We have a cake here in Montreal called frutti di bosco thats almost like fruit basket cake but it need to be in the fridge. Would that be ok with this on too? The bread for frutti di bosco is a bit moist though. Thanks

bakedbree

Monday 8th of February 2016

Yes, it is a whipped cream cake.

Eloisa Nardi

Saturday 6th of February 2016

Hi! Small question, since 14" was really big and you're recommending 9" instead, should we do half whipping cream for it? Like, can we do half of the recipe you have posted here for the filling? Or we should stick to it? Thanks!

bakedbree

Monday 8th of February 2016

Use your best judgement. I would halve it.

Ginger

Saturday 23rd of July 2011

Bakedbree, I made a fruit basket cake using another recipe. It called for four layers of yellow cake , bananas, pineapple thickened and cherry pie filling, with of course lots of whipped topping. I am having huge structural problems. The third layer cracked almost in two and all of the cherries are falling off. I stuck the whole thing in the frig hoping the cool temp will give it some stablility. It still calls for frosting the entire thing in cool whip. My husband just suggested I flip the whole thing into the big glass bowl and put whip cream on the top and serve it that way.

I have just went from zero to hero with this recipe. :) love your site.

bakedbree

Monday 25th of July 2011

I hope that your cake turned out.

Terese

Thursday 20th of January 2011

I'm going to attempt to make this fruit basket cake for my Mom's birthday dinner on Saturday. One of my new hobbies this year will be cake making and decorating so I wanted to try a new cake recipe. This looks delicious! Just a quick question, if I'm baking thing in the 9inch round pans, would you do 3 layers or 2?? I just discovered your website yesterday and I'm already a huge fan. I also plan to make your Roquamole for an appetizer. It sounds heavenly! Thanks so much!

bakedbree

Friday 21st of January 2011

I would do 3 layers, I think that it makes a more impressive cake. Have fun at the party.

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