[Photograph: María del Mar Sacasa]

Late summer birthdays deserve special late summer birthday cakes. And what better way to celebrate than with a moist lemon cake layered with a fluffy frosting made from still-ripe raspberries?

To be honest, we're also making this cake "just because." Just because the weather is still warm, the evenings still long, our al fresco dinner parties still lively and exciting. So take this recipe and find your own reason, which can be "just because this cake is delicious."

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