Blackberry cake recipe
This irresistible cake, bursting with blackberries and a hint of brandy, is one of the easiest you'll ever make. It's great served with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or a little crème fraîche.
Ingredients
- 220 g plain flour, plus more for dusting
- 200 g granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 0.2 tsp baking soda
- 0.2 tsp salt
- 3 eggs
- 180 ml sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp brandy
- 1 lemon (zest only)
- 420 g blackberries
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter (for greasing tin)
- 7.8 oz plain flour, plus more for dusting
- 7.1 oz granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 0.2 tsp baking soda
- 0.2 tsp salt
- 3 eggs
- 6.3 fl oz sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp brandy
- 1 lemon (zest only)
- 14.8 oz blackberries
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter (for greasing tin)
- 7.8 oz plain flour, plus more for dusting
- 7.1 oz granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 0.2 tsp baking soda
- 0.2 tsp salt
- 3 eggs
- 0.8 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp brandy
- 1 lemon (zest only)
- 14.8 oz blackberries
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter (for greasing tin)
Details
- Cuisine: American
- Recipe Type: Cake
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 10 mins
- Cooking Time: 60 mins
- Serves: 12
Step-by-step
- Preheat the oven to 175°C/350°F/gas mark 3.
- Butter a 20cm (8 inch) round cake pan and dust with flour.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sour cream, vanilla, brandy, and lemon zest until smooth.
- Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour the wet mixture into the middle. Stir until fully incorporated.
- Fold in 140g (5oz) of the blackberries with a rubber spatula.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan and add the remaining blackberries.
- Bake for about 1 hour, until golden brown and a cake tester or knife inserted comes out clean. Let the cake cool before serving.
This recipe is from Matty Matheson: A Cookbook by Matty Matheson (Abrams, £26.99). Photographs by Quentin Bacon and Pat O'Rourke.
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