Vanilla Bean cake paired with raspberry buttercream. As a baker one can understand how very and extremely (yes all the superlatives are an absolute must here!) difficult it is to get a basic vanilla cake right! And when we got ours perfect after a gazillion trials, we had to pair it with a not so sweet pairing. Welcome raspberries to the picture! Raspberry buttercream and homemade raspberry conserve plays a perfect foil to this delicate vanilla bean cake.