A “fruity beauty.” That’s what Candace Floyd calls her “Blackberry-Almond Upside Down Cake,” from her Little Everyday Cakes cookbook. Well, I suppose it is just that.
Summertime blackberries -- once again -- in a summertime cake. First, the recipe asks us to coat the berries with 1½ Tbsp. of sugar, then place them in the cake pan that we’ve papered, buttered and dusted with flour. I’m so afraid these sugared berries will melt in my hot and humid kitchen so, after layering the pan with the berries, I go ahead and place this pan in the refrigerator. This way, I can calmly proceed to mix the cake batter, without worry.
I weigh the flour: 200 g = 7 oz. Milk and yogurt and all this butter (9 Tbsp.!) give us a batter that looks like rich custard. I do smell the slightest bit of almond, from the extract.
After pouring this luxurious batter over the blackberry layer in the (cool) pan, I needn’t stress about “smoothing the top.” After all, this “top” will ultimately be the “bottom.” Yes.
I bake for 50 minutes.
Now, this turns out to be the best kind of cake. And, it “turns out” of the its pan with ease, inverted to reveal its blackberries. Soft and moist. Thank you butter! And we do taste some almonds here, in the final cake.
Floyd says this recipe is “great for breakfast.” But I’ll eat it any time, honestly.
Each month The Cake Slice Bakers are offered a selection of cakes from the current book we are baking through. This year it is Little Everyday Cakes by Candace Floyd. We each choose one cake to bake, and then on the 20th - never before - we all post about our cake on our blogs. There are a few rules that we follow, but the most important ones are to have fun and enjoy baking & eating cakes!
Follow our Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest pages where you can find all of our cakes, as well as inspiration for many other cakes. You can also click on the thumbnail pictures below to take you to each of our cakes. If you have a blog and are interested in joining The Cake Slice Bakers and baking along with us, please send an email to thecakeslicebakers at gmail dot com for more details.
The Cake Slice Bakers also have a new Facebook group called The Cake Slice Bakers and Friends. This group is perfect for those who do not have a blog but want to join in the fun and bake through this book.
It is a new year and a new book - Little Everyday Cakes - and our choices for July 2021 were ~
Blackberry-Almond Upside Down Cake
- All That’s Left Are The Crumbs
- Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Camille Cooks
- A Little Bit of All Right
- Sweet Sensations
Vanilla Sponge with Pineapple Filling and Caramel Frosting
Fudge Cake with Cherries & Pecans
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