Recipes and Cooking Raspberry Cakes for Two 3.3 (6) Add your rating & review Planning a dinner for two or getting together with an old friend? Add this 30-minute dessert to your menu. It combines shortcake, raspberries, and a hint of lemon. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on May 1, 2008 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 30 mins Total Time: 30 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 2 cakes Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients ½ 8 ounce cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoon butter, softened ¼ cup lemon curd 3 tablespoon powdered sugar 1 4.5 ounce package prepared shortcakes ½ cup fresh raspberries 2 tablespoon low-sugar raspberry preserves Fresh raspberries Small fresh mint leaves Directions For frosting, in small bowl beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium until smooth. Beat in lemon curd. Add powdered sugar; beat until smooth and fluffy. Set aside. Place two cakes, well sides up, on two dessert plates. Divide berries, in a single layer, between wells of two cakes. Spoon 1/2 tablespoon preserves over each. Place remaining cakes, well sides down, over filling. Spread frosting on cakes. Serve immediately or refrigerate, loosely covered, up to 48 hours. To serve, stir remaining raspberry preserves; spoon on cakes. Top with additional raspberries and mint leaves. Makes 2 cakes (4 servings). Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 307 Calories 14g Fat 43g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 307 % Daily Value * Total Fat 14g 18% Saturated Fat 8g 40% Cholesterol 61mg 20% Sodium 99mg 4% Total Carbohydrate 43g 16% Protein 2g Vitamin C 2.4mg 12% Calcium 20.2mg 2% Iron 0.5mg 3% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.