vanilla blackberry cake
As I was searching for a new and delicious blackberry recipe, I just wasn't satisfied with those that I found. So instead, I took ideas from here and there and made my own. It was a huge hit with my husband who loves blackberries! This certainly isn't a calorie-friendly cake, but it is so worth the calories. Enjoy!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
With plump blackberries in every bite, this tender and delicious vanilla blackberry cake is wonderful. The cake is light and buttery with a hint of vanilla flavor. Magically, the blackberry filling moves to the bottom of the cake. When it's inverted, the beautiful blackberries are on top. Our blackberries did stick a little bit, but we just scooped them out and placed them on the top of the cake. This is an easy summertime dessert.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divifed
- 2 cups fresh blackberries, plus more for serving
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 8 medium egg yolks
- 2-3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
How To Make vanilla blackberry cake
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Step 1Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix 1 cup granulated sugar with blackberries and set aside while you prepare the cake batter. -
Step 2Generously grease and flour a Bundt pan.
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Step 3Sift together the flour and corn starch. Set aside.
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Step 4In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, then beat in the vanilla.
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Step 5Slowly add the flour mixture a little at a time.
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Step 6Alternating with the milk and cream.
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Step 7Mix until incorporated.
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Step 8Pour half of the batter into the Bundt pan.
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Step 9Spoon blackberries onto that batter.
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Step 10Cover the blackberry layer in the Bundt pan with the remaining batter.
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Step 11Bake for approximately 1 hour. (Adjust the time based on your pan and oven. I used stoneware and it took right at an hour to cook.)
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Step 12Cool for about 10 minutes and then turn onto a cake server. The blackberries will then be on the top of the cake.
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Step 13Garnish the serving plate with a few blackberries and fill the hole of the cake with more blackberries, if desired. This cake was delicious without a glaze. However, I'm sure a simple glaze would be good with it, too.
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