Blackberry Buttermilk Cake

A delicious buttermilk cake featuring fresh blackberries and a hint of orange zest, baked in a springform pan and topped with a dusting of powdered sugar. The berries create a beautiful top layer when the cake is inverted.

8 servings
2 hr 5 min

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter
  • 2⅓ cups cake flour
  • cups fresh blackberries
  • 1.58 cups sugar
  • teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • teaspoons orange zest
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 piece springform pan

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Position a rack in middle of oven and preheat to 350°. Butter pan; line bottom with a round of parchment paper. Butter parchment. Dust with flour; tap out excess. Arrange berries in a single layer in bottom of pan; sprinkle evenly with 1/4 cup sugar.

    10 min

  2. 2.

    Sift 2 1/3 cups flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda into a medium bowl; set aside. Using an electric mixer, beat 3/4 cup butter and remaining 1 1/3 cups sugar in a large bowl at medium-high speed, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl, until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and zest. Reduce speed to low; beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk in 2 additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating just until incorporated. Pour batter over berries in pan; smooth top.

    15 min

  3. 3.

    Bake until cake is golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 25 minutes. Let cool in pan set on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then run a thin, sharp knife around edge of pan to loosen. Remove pan sides. Invert cake onto rack and remove pan bottom; peel off parchment. Dust top generously with powdered sugar and let cool completely.

    100 min

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