Subscribe to Baking Cakes Galore - don't miss a recipe

Thursday 9 July 2009

It’s Berry, Berry Good Cake!


Do you admire a cake that also equals as dessert? Well if the answer is yes; look no further than this excellent tasting mixed berry cake. You could serve slices with whipped cream and a mixed berry sauce, or custard; whatever floats your boat!



I wouldn’t declare this is one of the prettiest cakes around with its homemade ragged style top, but to me this cake makes a statement. It’s utterly noble in size and towers above the top of the cake tin when taken out of the oven. The sponge tastes creamy and sweet with a light moist texture and soft lush summer berries studded throughout, simply delicious!

Being such an easy bake to achieve, this cake takes no time to create. Shush, this is our little secret, no one will ever guess *wink* *wink*.




Mixed Berry Cake
Adapted from Simon Rimmer of Market Kitchen

Ingredients
250g (9 oz) butter
100ml (3½ fl oz) double cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 large eggs
275g (10 oz) caster sugar
550g (1lb 4 oz) plan flour
Finley grated zest of 1 lemon
2 tsp baking powder
500g (1lb 2oz) frozen mixed summer berries
Icing sugar to decorate

You will need a 20cm (8 in) round springform tin, greased and lined with baking parchment or greaseproof paper.

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.

In a saucepan over a low heat, melt the butter, cream and vanilla extract, and then leave aside to cool. Beat the eggs and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the cooled butter and cream mixture and mix through to combine. Sieve the flour and baking powder together over the mixture and fold through, now fold the lemon zest in. Taking all the frozen summer berries gently fold these through trying not to break the fruit up. The mixture is thick so don’t be alarmed. Spoon all the mixture into the prepared cake tin and smooth the top with a spatula or back of a spoon. Bake for approximately 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Sift a little icing sugar over the top of the cake before serving.

Serve in slices as a teatime cake or as a dessert with mixed berry sauce and whipped cream or lashings of custard.

Lastly, take a slice of mixed berry cake and enjoy the wonders of this marvellous cake!

43 comments:

Maria♥ said...

Rosie, this is the perfect summer cake! I bet it tastes wonderful served with whipped cream ;o)

Maria
x

Anonymous said...

Hey Rosis thats a wonderful home made seasonal cake I must say..Looks rich with all those berries..perfect for the season.

Donna-FFW said...

This looks absolutely fantastic. I love it. Id love some with my coffee right about now.

Rose said...

I would like mine with custard please :P
This cake looks wonderful, i am deffinatley a berry lover! Im hoping my raspberry bush gives me an abundance of raspberries later this year :)

Rose

The Caked Crusader said...

To me, this cake is beautiful. I could eat it by the plateful!

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

Irresistible! That beautiful cake looks so good! With some custard, mmmhhh...

Cheers,

Rosa

The Girl said...

You've put this up at a brilliant time. Just when I was lamenting what to do with all the raspberries I have left over from my Mum and you appear with this cake!! Even better because I've just frozen them all so a mixed berry cake can become a raspberry cake!

Gloria Baker said...

Rosie this look absolutely awesome!! Love it, well done Rosie but you always make all nice!!! xxxGloria

Anonymous said...

This sounds sooooo good! I love anything with berries, and this recipe is a must for the summer!

Deborah said...

I love humble cakes like this one. They are always so delicious!

Donna said...

WoW Rosie! It LOOKS it!!!hughugs

Liz said...

Mmm! What a wonderful cake, simple and delicious!

Pari Vasisht said...

The cake looks absolutely yummy .

Katie said...

Ohh it does indeed look good - berry berry good :)
Cake you can eat for afternoon tea and dessert, I'm sold!

Talita said...

Berries are delicious!! Combined in a cake sound amazing!

♥Rosie♥ said...

Thanks my dearest friends you are all so very kind!!

My option would have to be a slice with lashings of creamy custard *giggle* I'm a custard girl at heart ;0)

The Girl, this would make a fantastic raspberry cake -ooooh can't wait for you to bake this cake :0)


Best wishes Rosie x

Cakelaw said...

Yum, it looks berry good indeed!

Reeni said...

What a delicious cake! I like your idea to serve it with custard - yum!

Bunny said...

Rosie this is PERFECT!!! This is the cake you want to make when the berries are in!! It's fantastic!

Sara said...

This looks amazing, I'm a huge fan of berries!

J.L. Danger said...

well it looks berry berry good!

Unknown said...

cake looks so good..am sure must have tasted divine with all those berries in them..

Kelly-Jane said...

A lovely summer cake, mmmm.

Irene said...

Oooh, what a delicious looking cake! Wonderful to discover your blog.

Anonymous said...

Your cake looks yummy! I love the berries.

Dewi said...

Sounds berrylicious indeed! Aren't we all love summer berries?

Anonymous said...

Love your blog so much!
Come by my blog and see the award I just nominated you for...and I've linked to your site!
All the best, Amanda
www.dosesofnourishment.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Rosie - I would say it can hold its own to the prettiest cakes around..all those wonderful berries..it's gorgeous.

Nic said...

Looks berrilliant!! (Sorry, couldn't help myself, lol)

Anonymous said...

This looks absolutely scrumptious, Rosie!! Great job!

Unknown said...

This is berry-good cake :)

Aparna Balasubramanian said...

I can't think there are too many people who are unhappy to see dessert.
Fruit and cake is definitely "berry" good, as Cynthia says. :)

Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...

Thank goodness for seasonal berries Rosie:D

♥Rosie♥ said...

You are all SO very kind, thank you for calling by and it is lovely to *see* you here as always my dear friends :0)

A warm welcome Irene to B.C.G. I am so happy to have found your blog too :0)

Amanda, ahhhh thank you for bestowing me with an award I feel highly honoured :0)

Best wishes Rosie x

aforkfulofspaghetti said...

I rather like the 'raggedy' top - makes it look appealingly rustic and cottagey-style.

Yum - what a super cake.

Anna said...

As much as I love glamorous cakes, something about this kind is so homely and comforting that I just can't resist. And I love baking with summer fruit, of course. Just needs a cup of tea, now!

grace said...

i think this is a beautiful cake! sure, it's a wee bit crumbly, but those berries and that texture are infinitely appealing to me. awesome recipe!

Recipeswap said...

I'd eat it for brkfast,lunch and dinner.

Marta said...

Sometimes the "ugly duckling" cakes are the tastiest!
this look moist and naturally sweet. Delicious!

test it comm said...

That berry cake looks really good!

Anonymous said...

I made the cake yesterday and served it to guests for lunch today. Everyone said it was very good but I thought it was a bit dry. I had to bake it about 20 minutes longer than the recipe called for to finish baking the middle. However, it was tasty especially served with REAL whipped cream. Thanks for the recipe.

♥Rosie♥ said...

Hi Anonymous, I’m sorry to hear your cake seemed a little dry, I’m not sure why? I wonder if it was down to having to bake it that little bit longer – I found the sponge to be very moist from the frozen fruits and it took 1 hr to bake in my oven. I’m pleased your guests enjoyed a slice with fresh cream :0) Thanks for letting me know, it’s always nice to get feedback :0)

Best wishes Rosie x

♥Rosie♥ said...

Thanks aforkfulofspaghetti, Indigo, Grace, N33ma, Marta & Kevin, for calling by and leaving such kind comments :0) You always make my day and put a smile on my face :0)

Best wishes Rosie x