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This Kiwi Berry Cake. Is. Good! It was my husbands birthday cake. I know how much he loves fruit in, on and around cake so I made his dreams come true with this stunner. We ate it today and there wasn’t a crumb left behind! My whole family enjoyed it!

The combination of kiwi, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries worked really well, but you can sub any of the fruit with whatever you like and make this cake your own.

The base is a biskvit cake (classic Russian sponge). I’ve found that a 15 ingredient cake batter doesn’t always equate to a better cake. I’m more impressed that this cake has only three ingredients: eggs, flour, sugar.

Don’t get me started on the cream cheese frosting. Oh the frosting…

Ingredients for the Kiwi Berry Cake:

6 large eggs, room temp
1 cup granulated  sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour *measured correctly
1/2 tsp baking powder

Frosting Ingredients for the Kiwi Berry Cake:

1 cup heavy whipping cream
16 oz cream cheese, softened at room temp
3/4 cup sugar

Toppings/Fillings:

3-4 Kiwi
1 lb Strawberries
1 to 1 1/2 cup Blueberries
1 cup raspberries

Kiwi Berry Cake

How To Make Kiwi Berry Cake:

If you never made a European Sponge Cake, watch the video before you get started:


1.Preheat Oven to 350˚F. Butter and Line the bottoms of two 9″ cake pans with parchment paper (don’t butter the walls of the cake pans)

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2. Combine 6 eggs and 1 cup sugar in the bowl of your electric mixer and beat on high speed for 7 minutes or until tripled in volume and fluffy. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1/2 tsp baking powder and sift it into the whipped eggs in thirds, folding with a spatula between each addition just until all of the flour is incorporated. DO NOT OVER-MIX or your cake won’t rise well.

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3. Transfer your dough to your buttered and lined cake pans. Set aside.

4. Bake at 350˚F for 22-25  minutes or until the top is lightly browned. Let the cakes cool down on wire racks, then remove from the pans.

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Frosting for the Kiwi Berry Cake:

1. Beat together 16 oz of cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth (1 min). Add 1 cup cold heavy whipping cream and beat on high speed until fluffy (3 minutes).

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Assembling your Kiwi Berry Cake Cake:

1. Slice your kiwi and strawberries into thin rings/half circles.

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2. Once your cakes are fully cooled, carefully cut each layers in half using a sharp serrated knife. Place the bottom layer on a cake stand. Spread a thin layer of frosting over it. Cover with sliced kiwi and strawberries.

Kiwi Berry Cake - you have to see what's inside this stunning and delicious cake! | natashaskitchen.com

3. Spread a thin layer of frosting on the next cake layer and place the frosted side down over your fruit

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4. Repeat with the remaining layers and spread frosting over the top and sides. Decorate the top ands sides of the cake with fruit. I placed my larger fruit down first: First Strawberries, then raspberries, followed by blueberries then kiwi. I just placed berries onto the cake until it looked full and pretty. For the bottom border, I cut raspberries in half and alternated the raspberries with blueberries to make a ring around the base of the cake. You can also put kiwi slices around the bottom if you like.

Kiwi Berry Cake - you have to see what's inside this stunning and delicious cake! | natashaskitchen.com

Kiwi Berry Cake - you have to see what's inside this stunning and delicious cake! | natashaskitchen.com

Here’s a peak inside:

Kiwi Berry Cake - you have to see what's inside this stunning and delicious cake! | natashaskitchen.com

Kiwi Berry Cake - you have to see what's inside this stunning and delicious cake! | natashaskitchen.com

I can’t wait to see what you come up with! You could totally turn it into a patriotic cake for the 4th of July!

Kiwi Berry Cake

4.96 from 93 votes
Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
The combination of kiwi, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries worked really well, but you can sub any of the fruit with whatever you like and make this cake your own. The base is a biskvit cake (classic Russian sponge).
Prep Time: 50 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients 

Servings: 12

Cake Ingredients:

Frosting Ingredients:

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 16 oz cream cheese, softened at room temp
  • 3/4 cup sugar

Toppings/Fillings:

  • 3-4 Kiwi
  • 1 lb Strawberries
  • 1 to 1 1/2 cup Blueberries
  • 1 cup raspberries

Instructions

  • Preheat Oven to 350˚F. Line the bottoms of two 9" cake pans with parchment paper (don't butter the walls of the cake pans).
  • Combine 6 eggs and 1 cup sugar in the bowl of your electric mixer and beat on high speed for 7 minutes or until tripled in volume and fluffy. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1/2 tsp baking powder and sift it into the whipped eggs in thirds, folding with a spatula between each addition just until all of the flour is incorporated. DO NOT OVER-MIX or your cake won't rise well.
  • Transfer your dough to your buttered and lined cake pans. Set aside.
  • Bake at 350˚F for 22-25 minutes or until the top is lightly browned. Let the cakes cool down on wire racks, then remove from the pans.

Frosting:

  • Beat together 2 packages of cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth (1 min).
  • Add 1 cup cold heavy whipping cream and beat on high speed until fluffy (3 minutes).

Assembling your Biskvit Cake:

  • Slice your kiwi and strawberries into thin rings/half circles.
  • Once your cakes are fully cooled, carefully cut each layers in half using a sharp serrated knife. Place the bottom layer on a cake stand. Spread a thin layer of frosting over it. Cover with sliced kiwi and strawberries.
  • Spread a thin layer of frosting on the next cake layer and place the frosted side down over your fruit.
  • Repeat with the remaining layers and spread frosting over the top and sides. Decorate the top ands sides of the cake with fruit. I placed my larger fruit down first: First Strawberries, then raspberries, followed by blueberries then kiwi. I just placed berries onto the cake until it looked full and pretty. For the bottom border, I cut raspberries in half and alternated the raspberries with blueberries to make a ring around the base of the cake. You can also put kiwi slices around the bottom if you like.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Kiwi Berry Cake
Skill Level: Medium
Cost to Make: $$
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  • Olga
    July 18, 2013

    Yumm! I love this cake. I make something similar but spray the sponge cakes with a little Irish cream 😉

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 19, 2013

      Oh that’s a great idea! Do you mean a syrup?

      Reply

      • Olga
        July 30, 2013

        It’s a cream liquer. Sold in the liqueur isle of the store… People use it in thier coffee… i use it for bakung. I mix a little with milk and spray some on the sponge. It give the sponge a tiramisu kind of taste. Sooo good.

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        • Natasha
          natashaskitchen
          July 30, 2013

          Thank you!!

          Reply

  • veta
    July 17, 2013

    This cake is DELICIOUS!!!! УМНИЦА , НАТАША!!!! My daughter thought that it was her birthday because I made this beautiful cake. She was looking for candles to put it on the cake lol

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 17, 2013

      Thank you Veta :), my 4 year old always is looking for a chance to blow the candles out every time there is a cake at the party.

      Reply

  • Olga
    July 16, 2013

    Yes, it’s was the same I don’t know what happened, but it was good everyone like it. Thank you.

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  • Olga
    July 15, 2013

    Hi, I make this cake today for my baby birthday tomorrow, but mine didn’t rise as good as yours, so I hope it taste good. I tried a lot of yours recipice already, everything taste very good 🙂

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 15, 2013

      Did your dough look the same as the photos? Did you use a bigger pan? Anything different?

      Reply

  • Inan
    July 10, 2013

    very awesome cake thank you so much!
    so simple and quick to make. i love recipes like that
    you did a wonderful job with the decorations too:)

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 10, 2013

      Thank you so much. You’re awesome! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 🙂

      Reply

  • katrina
    July 9, 2013

    How long does this cake need to stand before cutting into it?

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 9, 2013

      0 to 2 days. You don’t have to wait at all 🙂

      Reply

  • Lina
    July 8, 2013

    This is such a delicious cake!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for the recipe, Natasha 🙂

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 8, 2013

      I’m so glad you loved it. Thank you Lina 🙂

      Reply

  • elen
    July 8, 2013

    How would You Recommend This With Frozen Strawberries? I Just Dont Have them Fresh..

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 8, 2013

      It could work. Have you tried the strawberry layer cake? It has a puréed strawberry sugar blend between the layers.

      Reply

  • Alina
    July 6, 2013

    About the cake batter not rising enough…my mother was a professional baker and she always said that the more you stir after adding in the flour the less it will rise. Maybe that’s why some are having issues with their cake rising?

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 6, 2013

      Thanks for sharing that tip. I’ll make sure to emphasize that in the recipe 🙂

      Reply

  • Oksana
    July 4, 2013

    Just made this last night, for a bbq/birthday party we are going to have. Except I doubled the cake recipe to make a 9×13 cake, and made 1.5 times the cream. It was perfect amount. Of course I increased the amount of fruit obviously. Will let you know what people think of it after we cut into it.

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 4, 2013

      I hope you all loved it! There seem to be alot of birthdays today! It’s my hubby’s b-day too 🙂

      Reply

      • Oksana
        July 5, 2013

        So we cut the cake, and boy it was delicious. Someone else at the party mentioned that they were thinking of making it for this day, but decided on a different cake, otherwise we would have 2 of them! I also made your mom’s rogaliki, and my sister now thinks I’m stalking your website. (I guess could be considered, since I go on it a lot) 😉

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        • Natasha
          natashaskitchen
          July 5, 2013

          That’s funny and it would be awkward if you both made the same cake. I’m so excited that you love the site and make the recipes. I feel like, in a small way, I was a part of your event and that’s a pretty cool feeling. Thanks for sharing your story and thanks for stalking my site. 😉

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  • Diana
    July 4, 2013

    Hi Natasha I want to tell you thank you so much for your hard work. I’ve been cooking now for over 6 years but I never baked. I tried before but it never came out right. I would call my mom and as how does the dough suppose to look or feel and she would say I don’t know what to tell you, you have to see it. So I gave up baking and never looked back until I saw your site. It is awesome ( I can compare what I made to what you have up on the website) I’ve made a couple of cakes from here and they turn out perfect. I invited my mom to try the cake and she’s like wow I thought you don’t know how to bake. But I told her with Natasha’s help I can do anything. So Again thank you.

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 4, 2013

      Awww your words just made my day. That’s awesome!! I’m so glad my blog brought you back to baking. God bless you dear in all of your cooking adventures 🙂

      Reply

  • Alana
    July 4, 2013

    This looks amazing!!! Gonna make it on Saturday!!!!:) Thanks Natasha! Happy 4th! And Happy bday to Vadim!!!!!

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 4, 2013

      Thank you Alana and I hope you love the cake! Happy 4th to you as well 🙂

      Reply

  • Manda Panda
    July 3, 2013

    Ahhhh! Can’t wait to make to make this and eat it! Looks soooooooo yummy!

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 3, 2013

      Thanks lady 🙂 I hope you love it!

      Reply

      • Manda Panda
        July 4, 2013

        I’m eating a slice right now and it’s better than expected! 😀 Sooooo yummy!

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        • Natasha
          natashaskitchen
          July 4, 2013

          I saw your pic on Facebook. You did an amazing job!!

          Reply

  • Lana
    July 3, 2013

    Natasha – this cake looks amazing! Quick question: do you have to line the baking pans with parchment paper, or could you just butter/spray with Pam? Thanks!

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 3, 2013

      Oooh that is a good question. I think that would work fine 🙂

      Reply

      • Lana
        July 3, 2013

        Thank you for a speedy response, I’m going to make it tonight, in time for tomorrow’s party! I don’t know what newbie wives did before your website…

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        • Natasha
          natashaskitchen
          July 3, 2013

          Thank you Lana, that’s so sweet of you to say. I hope you’ll love it :).

          Reply

  • Nadia
    July 3, 2013

    how many days could it stand in the fridge?
    for it to taste fresh?

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 3, 2013

      3-4 days.

      Reply

  • Lana
    July 2, 2013

    Its so beautiful!!! I love how fresh fruit decorates the cake soo much. I just finished making this cake! what could be the reason that my cake didn’t turn out as fluffy as yours? It did rise but not super high and it was kind of crispy on the top and edges. I guess I’ll have to stick with separating the eggs next time.. Which is fine too. 😉

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 3, 2013

      Hmmmm. I wonder why?? I’ve actually had more success with cake rising using this version. What kind of flour did you use and did your batter look like mine in the pictures?

      Reply

  • Anna Brown
    July 2, 2013

    MMMMMMMM Yummy! I just showed my hubby this and he insists that I make it RIGHT now!! I will be sure to post a picture when im done! thanks for the simple recipe 🙂

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 2, 2013

      I can’t wait to see yours! I hope you both love it!

      Reply

  • Lena
    July 2, 2013

    Thanks for sharing this cake. I used to make this cake all the time but for almost a year I didn’t do it cuz of busy work schedules and probably laziness lol, but my husband always asking me to do it, sucks he won’t be with us celebrating 4th of july but I might do it when he will be back.

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 2, 2013

      That is a bummer that your hubby won’t be spending the 4th with you. I’ll be working that day too, but I told my husband to party it up without me. 😉

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  • Oksana
    July 2, 2013

    Natasha thank you so much for this beautiful cake! I have been hunting for the perfect cake for my hubby’s bday and this looks like it’ll b perfect! I love how fast and easy it’ll b to make and at the same time looks stunning! Keep up the awesome job, many blessings to you and your family!

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    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 2, 2013

      I hope he loves it! My hubby sure did 🙂 Thanks Oksana and God bless you too!

      Reply

  • Consuelo @ Honey & Figs
    July 2, 2013

    Wow, this has to be the prettiest cake I’ve ever seen!! It looks so so beautiful. I’m sure it was super tasty with all those fresh, ripe fruit 🙂

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      July 2, 2013

      Thank you Consuelo, your comment is music to my ears :D.

      Reply

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