The addition of sour cream brings a tangy sweetness like no other. It is the perfect ingredient to add to your homemade cakes to keep them lovely and moist, while while helping to cut through the richness of sugar and chocolate. Here, we’ve gathered our favourite ways to use sour cream in desserts, with everything from a poached plum and ginger cake, to a velvety glazed chocolate cake recipe. Now, let’s get baking!
Five-layer chocolate espresso cake
Layers and layers of rich indulgent cake.
Baked lemon cheesecake
This is one of the most loved desserts around the world.
Baked caramel cheesecake
A caramelised twist on the classic favourite.
Fruit cake and eggnog cheesecake
With a fruitcake base, creamy cheesecake filling and fruit topping drizzled with toffee, this Christmas dessert is a wonderfully decadent treat.
Honey and vanilla cake
Delightfully sweet and fragrant.
Chocolate sour cream cake
You’ll love this super moist chocolate sour cream cake topped with dark chocolate sour cream ganache.
Lemon sour cream cake
This sweet and tangy lemon sour cream cake recipe is just the thing for an afternoon tea treat.
Poppy seed & hazelnut layer cake with raspberry mascarpone
Nutty poppyseed and hazelnut sponge sandwiched between layers of sweet, thickened mascarpone and fresh, bright raspberries drizzled with dark chocolate ganache.
Watermelon, rose and strawberry almond cake
This is the stuff that dreams are made of; luscious mascarpone cream and candied watermelon sandwiched between crispy almond meringue and topped with fresh strawberries. Your guests will love it.
Apple sour cream cake
Deliciously moist, this sour cream and apple cake is perfect served straight from the oven with a dollop of ice-cream.
Apricot sour cream cake
Opposites attract in this cake with sour cream, white chocolate and apricot creating an explosion of flavour in your mouth.
Orange cardamom sour cream cake
Use other nuts of choice, such as macadamia or chopped pecans. Note
Pecan sour cream cake
For a delicious afternoon tea, serve thick slices of this moist pecan cake with whipped cream.
Chocolate velvet cake with chocolate glaze
Cut this rich chocolate velvet cake with chocolate glaze into little finger sized sliced for an elegant afternoon tea plate.
Raspberry hazelnut cake
The Weekly’s Top 10 cakes – Number 3
Wickedly rich butterscotch cheesecake
The cheesecake will sink slightly in the centre during baking. Store the cheesecake in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 day, or refrigerate for 1 week. Note
Sour cream and cherry coffee cake with almond crumble
Moist and fruity with a crunchy, crumbly topping, this sour cream and cherry coffee cake with almond crumble is delicious.
Passionfruit madeira cake
You need about 3 large passionfruit for this recipe. Note
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