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This is a great, easy weeknight cake recipe. Use the freshest berries for a summertime treat, plus buttermilk makes for a super moist crumb.
Recipe information
Yield
8–10 servings
Ingredients
3
2
2
1
1
3
1
3
2
1
1
Preparation
Step 1
Position a rack in middle of oven and preheat to 350°. Butter pan; line bottom with a round of parchment paper. Butter parchment. Dust with flour; tap out excess. Arrange berries in a single layer in bottom of pan; sprinkle evenly with 1/4 cup sugar.
Step 2
Sift 2 1/3 cups flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda into a medium bowl; set aside. Using an electric mixer, beat 3/4 cup butter and remaining 1 1/3 cups sugar in a large bowl at medium-high speed, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl, until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and zest. Reduce speed to low; beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk in 2 additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating just until incorporated. Pour batter over berries in pan; smooth top.
Step 3
Bake until cake is golden brown and cake bounces back when pressed gently with fingertip, about 1 hour 25 minutes for a 9" pan and about 1 hour for a 10" pan. Let cool in pan set on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then run a thin, sharp knife around the edge of the pan to loosen. Remove pan sides. Invert cake onto rack and remove pan bottom; peel off parchment. Dust top generously with powdered sugar and let cool completely.
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Back to TopOriginally, this recipe said , in capital letters, to use a 9 or 10 inch springform pan. I had my doubts, but always follow the directions the first time I make something. Well, what a mess in my oven. Fortunately, I caught the scent of burning spillover early and put a sheet pan under it. I am glad I started checking at about 1 hour as it was done pretty soon after that. Quite a chore to chip off the spillage, get it out of the pan, and clean all the grooves in the pan. I did quite like the taste and will make again with some changes.
avonbaker
Avon, IN
6/7/2020