Summer Berry Cake Recipe
Perfect summer berries make the tastiest cakes.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon or lime
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup buttermilk
- Assorted fresh berries large ones cut in half, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries
- Optional: slivered almonds or streusel see note
Instructions
- Heat oven 350F. Butter an 8-inch square pan or 9-inch deep-dish pie plate.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- In a larger mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and zest for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy with an electric mixer. Add egg and vanilla; blend well. Add buttermilk and flour mixture; blend well.
- Pour batter into desired pan. Top with berries, placing cut sides down. Most of the batter should be covered in berries.
- Sprinkle almonds or streusel just around edge of cake, if desired.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325F and continue baking 45 to 50 minutes or until golden and cake springs back when touched with the tip of your finger.
- Serve warm topped with yogurt or whipped cream.
Notes
Streusel: 2 tablespoons soft butter, 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar, 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt, ¼ cup chopped pecans: mash it all together until it forms clumps
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 252kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 250mgPotassium: 57mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 317IUCalcium: 71mgIron: 1mg
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