Raspberry Buttermilk Cake

A tender, moist buttermilk cake studded with fresh raspberries and topped with a sprinkle of sugar for a delicate crunch. Perfect for brunch or dessert, this simple cake showcases the natural sweetness of fresh raspberries.

8 servings
1 hr 5 min

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ stick unsalted butter
  • cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 whole egg
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle. Butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.

    5 min

  2. 2.

    Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

    2 min

  3. 3.

    Beat butter and 2/3 cup sugar with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes, then beat in vanilla. Add egg and beat well.

    5 min

  4. 4.

    At low speed, mix in flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour, and mixing until just combined.

    5 min

  5. 5.

    Spoon batter into cake pan, smoothing top. Scatter raspberries evenly over top and sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar.

    3 min

  6. 6.

    Bake until cake is golden and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool to warm, 10 to 15 minutes more. Invert onto a plate.

    45 min

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