This Nothing Bundt Cakes White Chocolate Raspberry Cake Copycat tastes just like the popular bakery version! Creamy, flavorful, easy to make at home!
White Chocolate Raspberry Cake
Our version of Nothing Bundt Cakes White Chocolate Raspberry Cake is spot on! I don’t think you can get much closer to the real thing without walking into Nothing Bundt Cakes and buying one yourself. Rich, moist cake is filled with an easy raspberry filling and topped with luscious cream cheese frosting. This is a recipe that looks complicated but it’s actually really easy! All the flavors complement each other, and the presentation is beautiful. This gorgeous cake is a perfect center piece for birthdays, baby showers, holidays or any time you just want to splurge on a sinfully sweet dessert.
More Nothing Bundt Cakes Copycat Recipes
I first discovered Nothing Bundt Cakes while living in Las Vegas, but they now have locations all over the country. The cakes are moist, rich, beautifully decorated but they’re also quite pricey. So I decided to recreate some of my favorites at home. I can’t play favorites, but the Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bundt has become one of the most requested birthday cakes in the family. Try our versions of the Lemon Bundt Cake and the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake.
For The Raspberry Filling:
The raspberry filling seems to be hit-or-miss with our readers. I have personally tried raspberry jam, raspberry pie filling and also a cup of frozen raspberries dusted with 1 Tbsp flour, all with success. Some readers have found that smashed fresh, drained raspberries work well, too. It seems that the fresh or frozen raspberries dusted with flour is working the best overall, rather than jam or filling.
Tips For Baking at High Elevations (over 3,000 feet)
Baking cakes (especially bundt cakes) can be tricky depending on what elevation you are baking at. Many readers have had great success with this recipe and others have difficulty with it setting up. Here are a few tips for having success at higher elevations (as suggested by King Arthur Baking):
- Oven Temperature – Increase oven temperature 25 degrees
- Baking Time – Check your cake at 40 minutes for doneness, and every 5-10 minutes afterward until baked through (do the “knife test” to check)
- White Chocolate – Reduce white chocolate to 1/2 – 3/4 cup
- Water – Increase water by 1 to 2 tablespoons at 3,000 feet. Increase by 1 1/2 teaspoons for each additional 1,000 feet.
- Flour – At 3,500 feet, add 1 more tablespoon per recipe. For each additional 1,500 feet, add one more tablespoon.
- Oil – Use 1/2 cup softened butter instead of 1/2 cup oil
Suggestions for White Chocolate Raspberry Cake
- For this recipe we used a non-stick aluminum Nordic Ware bundt pan. We have had success using this pan every time. If you use a different kind of pan you may need to make time/temp adjustments.
- When making a bundt cake, you want to be sure to generously grease and flour (I like using softened butter to grease the pan) or spray the cake pan with non-stick cooking spray, making sure to get every little nook and cranny.
- Before the cake is completely cool, carefully run a knife between the cake and the pan. Turn the plate or platter you will be serving the cake on upside down and place it on top of the cake (still in the bundt pan). Holding the plate and bundt pan together, flip so the plate is now on the bottom and the bundt pan on top. This will hold the cake in the bundt pan. Once upside down, tap the handle of a butter knife along the bottom of the bundt pan (that is now flipped to be on top). The cake should come out very easily onto the plate.
- To get the frosting like in the picture, fill a gallon size Ziplock bag or a pastry bag with the frosting and chill for about 30 minutes. Cut off a bottom corner at about a half inch diagonal cut, depending on how big you want the “frosting strips”. Frost cake by squeezing out the frosting from the outside of the cake toward the middle.
- If you can’t find white chocolate pudding mix, vanilla is a good substitute.
- Read through the comments for suggestions from readers. Some had great success just as the recipe was written and other had success adjusting the recipe to their elevation and/or tastes.
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How to Make White Chocolate Raspberry Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix (15.25 ounces)
- 3.4 ounces instant white chocolate pudding mix (dry)
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 cup white chocolate chips chopped into smaller pieces
- 1/2 cup raspberry pie filling* (SEE NOTES ABOVE)
- 16 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 3-4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
- Spray a non-stick formed aluminum bundt pan with cooking spray (see above) and preheat your oven to 350-degrees. Mix first six ingredients together with a beater. Fold in white chocolate chips.
- Fill prepared bundt pan with half of the batter. Spoon half of the raspberry filling in small, separated teaspoon-sized spoonfuls over the batter (so it looks like separate tiny clumps of filling over the top). Using a knife swirl the filling through the cake.
- Pour remaining batter in evenly and spoon in remaining pie filling, repeating the "swirling" process above.
- Cook in oven at 350 degrees for 45-50 mins. (do the "knife test" to determine doneness). If the knife does not come out clean, keep placing back in the oven for 3-5 min at a time until it does.
- Remove from oven. Let cool for 10 mins. Remove from pan. I think it tastes most like a Nothing Bundt Cake if you put it on a serving plate, wrap it well in Saran Wrap, and let it sit overnight in the freezer before frosting and serving.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the powdered sugar (start with 2 cups then keep adding more until it is nice and thick).
- Note: To get the frosting like in the picture. Fill a gallon size Ziplock bag with the frosting and chill for about 30 minutes. Cut off a bottom corner at about a half inch diagonal cut, depending on how big you want the "frosting strips". Frost cake by squeezing out the frosting from the outside of the cake toward the middle.
- Note: SEE NOTES ABOVE for cooking at HIGHER ELEVATIONS
Judy Lee says
I’ve made this twice and both times the outside browned too fast but the inside was still raw. Do you recommend I drop the oven temp to 330 or 325?
Favorite Family Recipes says
Yes, it is possible that your oven runs a little hotter and would need to be turned down. You can also wrap the entire bundt pan and top in tin foil to even out the cooking.
Wendy says
Gotta try this!
I’m comparing recipes, others say 1/4 cup of softened butter for the frosting. That seems low. What would be the difference in texture of the two? Obviously, less buttery flavor, but I’m wondering about texture.
Also, do you foresee any issues with using 1/2 cup of whole milk instead of water? Or substituting greek yogurt for sour cream (we use it as sour cream in NON-baking all the time)?
Favorite Family Recipes says
We stand by our frosting recipe 1000%! I think it tastes exactly like the real thing and the texture is thick enough to stand up on the cake without drooping down. I think your substitutes would work great!!
Breanna Cuevas says
Hi so I’ve made this several times it’s so good! Thank you for this recipe. I wanted to know can I use the same recipe to do a 3 layer 6” cake ?
Favorite Family Recipes says
I haven’t tried making this as a layer cake, so I’m not sure! Let me know how it goes if you try it!
Hanna Webster says
While baking, the cake rose over the edge of the bundt pan (nice and tall), but once I took,it out of the oven, it fell to about half the height… What went wrong here ?
Thanks in advance for any helpful hints…
hlwebs@.com
Favorite Family Recipes says
It usually does fall after cooking. This is a very dense cake and so as it cools it will drop down a bit. Hope this helps!
Diane says
This White Chocolate Rasberry Bundt cake is better than the original. My daughter who is a huge fan f the original could not believe this was made at home. Thanks for saving me time and money. And for the good ratings from family and friends.