Old Fashioned Black Raspberry Buckle Food

RASPBERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 2-quart oval or square baking dish. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition to combine. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder; with mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture until incorporated.
• Spread batter in baking dish. Scatter raspberries on top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean and top is golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool 20 minutes; dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired. With a large spoon, scoop out onto serving plates; serve with a dollop of whipped cream, if desired.

OLD FASHIONED BLACK RASPBERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Blend water, cornstarch and 1/2 cup sugar; pour over berries in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and when mixture thickens, pour into an 8x8 baking dish. Set aside.
• Sift together flour, 1 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly and set aside.
• Combine milk and egg and add to flour mixture. Stirring just to moisten.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto hot fruit mixture and sprinkle top with remaining sugar.
• Bake at 400º for 20 minutes or until top is golden brown.

APRICOT & RASPBERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 23cm square tin. For the crumble mix, put 2 tbsp flour and 25g of the butter with the demerara sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Rub between your fingers until it resembles damp breadcrumbs.
• Tip the remaining flour and butter and the caster sugar, eggs and vanilla in a bowl, then beat until well combined. Lightly fold in half the apricots and raspberries, then spread over the prepared tin.
• Scatter over the remaining fruit, then sprinkle with the crumble mix. Bake for 45-50 mins until light golden, then cool for 10 mins and remove from the tin. Cut into squares and serve warm with cream or ice cream for dessert, or cold for tea.

LEMON RASPBERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs and egg yolk, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. , In a bowl, combine raspberries and sugar; sprinkle over batter. Drop lemon curd by tablespoonfuls over raspberries. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake until fruit is bubbly and a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Let stand 20 minutes before serving. If desired, serve with whipped cream and more fresh raspberries.

BLACK RASPBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pour melted butter into an 11x7-inch baking dish.
• Mix 1 cup sugar, flour, milk, and baking powder together in a bowl. Pour on top of melted butter in the baking dish, making sure not to stir. Place black raspberries on top of mixture, making sure not to stir. Top with remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is browned and set, 30 to 40 minutes.