Mixed-Berry Spoon Cake
- Recipe by Grace Parisi
To vary the filling here, use 4 pounds of stone fruit (peaches, nectarines and apricots) cut into large wedges; or 4 pounds of plums, cut into 1-inch cubes; or 6 pints of blueberries plus 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice.
- ACTIVE: 20 MIN
- TOTAL TIME: 2 HRS 20 MIN
- SERVINGS: 8 to 10
- Make-Ahead
- Vegetarian
- Staff Favorite
Recipe
Ingredients
FILLING
- 4 pints strawberries (2 pounds), hulled and quartered
- 2 pints blackberries (12 ounces)
- 2 pints raspberries (12 ounces)
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
BATTER
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, melted
Directions
- Make the filling: In a bowl, toss the berries with the sugar and cornstarch and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the batter: Preheat the oven to 375°. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the sugar, lemon zest, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk and vanilla. Whisk the liquid into the dry ingredients until evenly moistened, then whisk in the melted butter until smooth.
- Spread the filling in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Spoon the batter on top, leaving small gaps. Bake in the center of the oven for 1 hour, until the fruit is bubbling and a toothpick inserted into the topping comes out clean. Let cool for 1 hour before serving.
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Be sure to spread a layer of batter on the bottom of the pan and then layer berries and then batter on top. This is a no fail recipe if you have great berries. I made it all summer and it was a huge hit!!! Fast and easy...
Posted by: elizabethblau on September 28, 2008
Posted by: elizabethblau on September 28, 2008
I like this recipe, but I wish it had been more specific about the type of bakeware with regard to cooking times. Since the recipe didn't specify, I used a glass baking dish ... but the baking time must have been for a ceramic baking dish. Because when I checked on my cake 40 minutes into the cooking time, it was almost over-done. If I'd waited an hour, it would have been ruined.
Posted by: Saintlouis on July 9, 2008
- From Perfecting Fruit Desserts
- Published August 2008
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