Berries are beautiful — and make this quick, buttery cake the best. This is a redo of one of my earlier recipes, scaled smaller optimized for berries. I think it’s perfect for an afternoon treat. Fresh Berry Butter Cake (makes one 8″ cake) 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 5 oz (3/4 cup) granulated sugar…
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Blackberry Bars
One of the joys of late summer is blackberries. I envisioned a simple dessert bar that had a crisp, buttery crust topped with as much blackberry sweetness as crust. Blackberry Bars Blackberries are deep purple, with a mellow sweetness and flavor. The filling has no spices to distract from the blackberriness of the flavor. And…
Summer Fruit Butter Cake
Simple, sweet, and packed with ripe fruit — a cake that tastes like summer. I developed this cake in an effort to make the best of a friend’s blackberry patch and the luscious peaches on my counter. The cake is buttery and tender but just dense enough to support the ripe stone fruit and…