Name:
Recipe name and category: Blackberry Cake, Dessert
No. of servings: 8
Preparation time:
10 minutes to mix, 1 hour to bake
Recipe ingredients and
directions:
½ cup butter, cut into
chunks
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup + 1 tbs granulated
sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup blackberries
1 tbs powdered sugar
Butter and dust with flour a
9-inch cake pan with removable rim.
In a bowl combine 1 cup
sugar and ½ cup butter. Slowly beat
with a mixer to blend, and then beat on high speed until well mixed, about 3
minutes.
Add 1 cup flour, baking
powder, and eggs. Stir to combine, then
beat on high speed until the stiff batter is well mixed, about 2 minutes.
Scrape batter into cake pan
and spread top smooth.
Scatter berries evenly over
batter. Sprinkle fruit with 1
tablespoon granulated sugar.
Bake on the center rack of a
350° F oven until cake begins to pull from pan rim, about 55 to 60
minutes. Run a thin knife between cake
and pan rim. Let cool at least 10 minutes
or if making ahead, wrap airtight when cool and let stand at room temperature
up to 1 day.
Remove pan rim, dust cake
with powdered sugar, and cut into wedges.
Recipe source:
Recipe anecdote: Blackberries
are the best, any juicy berry (except strawberries or pitted cherries). Or cover the surface of the batter with a
layer of fruit slices: apricot,
nectarine, peach, apple or pear.