Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Single Layer Cake with Fruit

MM doesn't like too cake that much so made a single layer birthday cake. This is easy to do with fresh or frozen fruit. I used frozen peach slices. XBD said there should have been more fruit. There was only a small amount of leftovers that was finished the next day.

  • 8 T (113 g) butter, room temp
  • 3/4 c sugar
  • 1 t baking powder
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 2 eggs, room temp
  • 1 t vanilla
  • optional: 1/4 t almond extract
  • 1 c flour (or mix of almond meal)
  • 1.5-2 c fresh or frozen berries/stone fruit (sliced)
  • 2 T - 1/4 c sugar (depends on tartness of fruit)
  • 1 t cinnamon
  • whipped cream (slagroom/heavy cream 30-36% fat, sugar, vanilla)
  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 8-9" square pan or 9-10" round pan
  2. Beat together the butter, sugar, powder, and salt until smooth.
  3. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping the bowl each time.
  4. Stir in extract(s).
  5. Mix in flour to make a stiff smooth batter.
  6. Spread the butter in the greased pan.
  7. Add the fruit and bake.
    1. If using fresh berries, sprinkle on top of batter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Bake for 35-40 min.
    2. If using frozen fruit, bake the cake batter for 10 min (to set the bottom of the cake). Remove from the oven, sprinkle the fruit evenly, and top with sugar and cinnamon. Continue baking for 40-45 min.
  8. Remove when light golden brown. Cool slightly. Serve with whipped cream.

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