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Chantilly Fruit Cake Recipe

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I absolutely love that 4th of July falls on a Friday because that means we have 4 full days to spend together as a family. We don’t usually go away for the holiday weekend, and since we just came back from our family vacation in Tucson, we planned to spend a quiet weekend with friends and family.  The BBQ and beach invites have been pouring in, so we’ll likely have a dish or two to prepare and share in celebration of our country’s Independence. Since I love to bake, I thought I’d whip up a patriotic, red, white, and blue Chantilly Fruit Cake!

Last month when we celebrated my son’s birthday, I served our guests a Chantilly Fruit Cake I had picked up from our local market. It was such a hit, I decided that I needed to recreate this moist, fruity delicacy! The hallmark of a Chantilly Cake is the whipped cream frosting, which admittedly was the most difficult part of making this cake.  But if you follow this recipe to a T, you’ll easily impress your friends with this beautiful Chantilly Fruit Cake Recipe (adapted from here).

Chantilly Fruit Cake Recipe
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Chantilly Fruit Cake Recipe
Ingredients
  • 2 sticks of butter softened
  • 1 cup Organic sugar
  • 8 egg yolks
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups + 2 Tablespoons unbleached flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • Whipped Cream Frosting See Recipe Below
  • Fresh strawberries blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  2. Grease and flour 2 - 8 inch round pans
  3. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together and set aside
  4. Using a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy
  5. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time
  6. Stir in the vanilla extract
  7. On low, alternate mixing in flour and milk just until incorporated (do not over-mix)
  8. Pour batter into prepared pans
  9. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean
  10. Cool before removing from cake pan

Whipped Cream Frosting

  • 1 cup of heavy cream
  • 4 ounces of mascarpone cheese, room temperature
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

  • Using a stand mixer beat heavy cream and almond extract until stiff peaks form (do not over-mix)
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together mascarpone, cream cheese and confectioners’ sugar until smooth
  • Fold whipped cream into mixture until completely incorporated and use immediately

To Assemble Cake:

  • Frost one cake layer
  • Place sliced strawberries and blueberries on top of cake layer
  • Place second layer of cake on top of the frosted cake layer
  • Frost the second layer of cake
  • Arrange mixed berries on top of cake
  • May chill cake to set before serving

Fresh Berries

My kids absolutely love all-things berries, which is what compelled me to attempt to recreate this cake. Plus, Walmart currently has all of their favorite berries in season at affordable prices so I stocked up!

Cake Layer

I personally liked the addition of fruit in the middle of the cake as well as more variety on top.  Try experimenting with your favorite fresh berries.

While definitely time-intensive, this cake looks patriotic and beautiful and tastes pretty close to the original.

What are your favorite 4th of July recipes?  Check out a few more recipe and craft ideas from my fellow Walmart Moms:

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Caryn Bailey
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