Easy Blackberry Snacking Cake Food

GRANDMA'S BLACKBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Toss blackberries with 1/4 cup flour; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs. Combine baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cloves, allspice and remaining 1-3/4 cups flour; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in blackberries. , Pour into a greased and floured 9-in. square baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. If desired, serve with whipped cream and top with confectioners' sugar and additional fresh blackberries.

RHUBARB AND BLACKBERRY SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 13 3/4-by-4 1/4-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom, and set aside. Combine the rhubarb and 1/3 cup sugar in a medium bowl, and allow to sit, stirring occasionally, until the rhubarb has released its juice and the sugar has dissolved, about 45 minutes.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a small bowl; set aside. Cream the butter with 2/3 cup sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Slice vanilla bean in half lengthwise. Scrape seeds from pod, and add seeds to the mixture. Beat to combine. Add reserved flour mixture, and beat to combine. Using a rubber spatula, spoon batter into the prepared pan, and spread flat.
• Strain rhubarb, discarding juice; add blackberries, and toss to combine. Spoon fruit on top of the batter in the pan, sprinkle with remaining tablespoon sugar, place in the oven, and bake until the cake is golden and center is set, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven, and place on a wire rack to cool slightly before removing tart pan.

BLACKBERRY UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt brown sugar and 2 tablespoons butter together in a saucepan over medium heat. Add blackberries to brown sugar mixture; cook and stir until mixture bubbles, 1 to 3 minutes. Stir 3/4 cup white sugar into berries, crush berries slightly with a fork, and continue cooking until berries are hot and slightly broken-down, about 5 minutes more; remove from heat and pour into a 9-inch cake pan.
• Beat 1 cup white sugar and 1/2 cup butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in eggs.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Alternately stir flour and milk into butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix vanilla into batter.
• Pour batter over blackberry mixture in the 9-inch cake pan.
• Bake cake in the preheated oven until cooked through, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cake cool in the pan until warm, but not completely cooled, about 30 minutes. Run a knife along the inside edge of the pan to separate cake from the sides, place a cake plate over the top of the pan, and flip the pan. Lift the pan slowly to release the cake from the pan.

EASY BLACKBERRY CRUMBLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x12-inch baking dish.
• Stir blackberries and 1/4 cup white sugar together in a bowl.
• Mix oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a separate bowl.
• Mix flour, 3/4 cup white sugar, salt, and baking powder together in a third bowl. Add milk to flour mixture; mix well. Pour batter into prepared baking dish. Top with blackberry mixture; sprinkle oat mixture over blackberries. Top oat mixture with butter chunks.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 30 minutes.

BLUEBERRY SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a small bowl; let stand until needed. Preheat oven to 350°., In a large bowl, mix flour and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Reserve 3/4 cup mixture for topping. Add baking powder, milk and egg yolks to remaining mixture; beat until blended. With clean beaters, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into batter., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with blueberries and reserved topping. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

LEMON BLUEBERRY SNACKING CAKE

Steps:

• To make the blueberry compote: Add the blueberries, lemon juice and granulated sugar to a small saucepan and heat over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the blueberries begin to soften and release their juices, about 3 minutes. Use the back of a wooden spoon to slightly smash some of the berries. Turn the heat down to low and continue to cook until saucy, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the heat off and let cool to room temperature.
• For the lemon cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch cake pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a mixing bowl. Whisk the mixture to break up any lumps of flour and to evenly incorporate the ingredients. Set the dry ingredients aside.
• Add the milk, lemon juice and vanilla extract to a measuring cup. Whisk to evenly incorporate the ingredients. Set the wet ingredients aside.
• Add the butter and granulated sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Turn the mixer to medium and cream the butter and sugar together, scraping down the bowl as needed, until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, allowing each egg to be fully incorporated before adding another. Add the lemon zest and beat until just combined.
• With the mixer on low, add the dry and wet ingredients, alternating between the two, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just incorporated, being sure not to overmix the batter.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan. Spoon on the blueberry compote. Use a butter knife to fold and swirl the compote into the batter. Transfer the cake to the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool the cake completely in the pan on a wire rack.
• Spoon the Frosting onto the cooled cake and use an offset spatula to smooth the frosting over the cake. Garnish with the fresh blueberries.
• Slice and serve immediately or cover and leave at room temperature until ready to serve.
• Add the cream cheese, butter, lemon zest and vanilla to a mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to beat the ingredients together until smooth and well combined. Add 2 cups of the confectioners' sugar to the bowl and beat, starting the hand mixer on low and turning the speed up as the sugar is incorporated, until completely smooth. Add the remaining 2 cups confectioners' sugar and once again beat until completely smooth, about 30 seconds.

BLUEBERRY SNACK CAKE WITH STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Place the dry streusel ingredients in a food processor bowl. Drop in butter and pulse until small crumbs form. This can be done in a bowl with a pastry blender too. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add the egg, and beat well. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture alternating with the milk & vanilla. Mix well. Stir in the blueberries by hand. Spread the batter evenly in an oiled 8-inch square cake pan. Spoon the streusel topping evenly over the batter, and bake for 40-45 minutes. Let cake cool for 15 minutes and then cut into squares and serve warm.

BLUEBERRY SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine flour and sugar.
• Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Set aside 3/4 cup for topping.
• Add the baking powder, milk and egg yolks to remaining mixture; mix well.
• Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into batter.
• Pour into a greased 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish.
• Sprinkle with blueberries and reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.