Wild Blackberry Coffee Cake Food

BLACKBERRY SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl and mix to combine. Add the butter and mix thoroughly with your fingers or a fork until all of the butter has been evenly distributed and incorporated into the flour. Form into small to medium clumps with your fingers.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square cake pan.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl.
• Beat the butter and granulated sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour, beating until just incorporated.
• Spoon half of the cake batter (it will be very thick) into the prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle the blackberries on top. Spoon the remaining cake batter on top and smooth the top. Sprinkle on the crumb topping.
• Bake until the cake and topping are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan 20 minutes, then invert onto a plate, re-invert onto a rack to cool completely.

BLACKBERRY BUCKLE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven 350 degrees F.
• For the streusel: Whisk the flour, almond flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar and salt together in a medium bowl. Use your fingertips to work the softened butter into the dry ingredients until sandy. Set aside
• For the cake: Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment paper and spray the paper with baking spray.
• Mix the butter, oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, salt and vanilla on low speed with an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until combined. Raise the speed to medium and mix until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape the bowl and paddle. Add 1 egg and mix on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add the second egg and mix for another 30 seconds. Add a third of the flour to the bowl and blend on low. Add half the buttermilk, blending on low. Add another third of the flour, then the remaining buttermilk. Scrape the bowl. Add the remaining third flour and mix just until combined.
• Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Scatter half of the blackberries on top and push them into the batter. Sprinkle the streusel over the batter. Scatter the remaining blackberries on top and push them into the crumble just a bit. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs, 45-48 minutes. Cool the cake completely on a wire rack. Remove it from the pan before slicing and serving.

GLAZED BLACKBERRY COFFEE CAKE WITH LEMONY CRUMBS

Steps:

• Combine the flour, brown sugar, lemon zest, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl and mix well. Add the butter and mix thoroughly with your fingers or a fork until all of the butter has been evenly distributed and incorporated into the flour. Form into small to medium clumps with your fingers.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square cake pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat together the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour, beating until just incorporated.
• Spoon half of the cake batter (it will be very thick) into the prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle the blackberries on top. Spoon the remaining cake batter on top and smooth the top. Sprinkle on the crumb topping.
• Bake until the cake and topping are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pan 20 minutes, then invert onto a plate; invert back onto a rack to cool completely.
• When the cake is cool, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and milk in a medium bowl until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the cake and let set.

BLACKBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix together flour, baking powder and the 1 cup of sugar.
• Add the beaten egg, milk, melted butter and vanilla; mix until smooth.
• Mix together the 1/2 cup sugar and the blackberries, stirring to coat the berries evenly; set aside.
• Pour cake mixture into a well-greased 9" round cake pan.
• Top cake batter with sugared berries; swirl around gently with a spoon, leaving some on top.
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean (if it hits a berry, try somewhere else).
• Cool in pan on a wire rack.

BLACKBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and side of 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan with shortening; lightly flour.
• In small bowl, mix all Blackberry Filling ingredients; set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and baking soda; set aside. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour mixture alternately with sour cream on low speed.
• Spread one-third of the batter in pan; sprinkle with half of the filling. Spoon another one-third of the batter by tablespoonfuls over filling; sprinkle with remaining filling. Spoon remaining batter over filling; spread evenly.
• Bake coffee cake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir all Powdered Sugar Glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over cooled coffee cake.

WILD BLACKBERRY PIE

Steps:

• To begin making pastry dough, sift 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cut in 1/2 cup butter or margarine. Add boiling water to the flour mixture. Stir until mixture clings in a ball. Divide dough in half, and roll out two crusts.
• Combine sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Mix with the berries. Place berry filling in an unbaked pie crust. Sprinkle with lemon juice and dot with butter or margarine.
• Fit and seal upper crust.
• Bake on lower shelf in a 425 degree F (220 degree C) oven for 30 to 40 minutes.

WILD BLUEBERRY STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F Streusel mixture: Cut the cold butter into the dry ingredients until uniformly crumbly, add nuts.
• Cake: Sift and combine dry ingredients in mixing bowl.
• Add blueberries.
• In another bowl, beat eggs, milk and melted butter.
• Combine milk mixture with the dry ingredients.
• Stir until blended.
• Put half of the batter in a greased and floured 9" square pan.
• Sprinkle streusel mixture over batter.
• Spread remaining batter over streusel and top with 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake at 400 for 35 minutes.
• Test with knife tip in center.
• Cool before cutting.
• Serve w/ a dollop of fresh whipped cream if you like.

BLACKBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• FOR THE TOPPING, stir together the sugar, walnuts, and cinnamon in a small bowl until evenly mixed.
• Set aside.
• PREHEAT THE OVEN to 350°F Butter a 9- by 13-inch baking dish.
• IN A LARGE BOWL, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda and stir to evenly mix.
• Add the sour cream, melted butter, and eggs, stirring gently until the batter is just evenly blended.
• Avoid overmixing or the cake will lose some of its lightness.
• POUR A GENEROUS half of the batter into the prepared baking dish, spreading it out evenly.
• Scatter the berries on the batter and pour the remaining batter over them, spreading it evenly (some of the berries may seem too close to the surface, but they'll settle during baking).
• Sprinkle the topping evenly over the batter and bake until nicely browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.
• LET THE COFFEE CAKE cool slightly before cutting it into squares to serve.

BLACKBERRY COFFEE CAKE WITH STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square pan; set aside.
• For the topping, in a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Using a pastry cutter or your finger, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the cake; in a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, ginger and salt. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add the sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Alternately beat in the flour mixture and the milk until just combined.
• Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Scatter the blackberries over the batter. Sprinkle with the streusel topping. Bake for 45 to 60 minuets or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Transfer to wire rack to cool slightly before serving.