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Raspberry Buttermilk Cake

4.7

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Simple, tender buttermilk cake topped with a nice, sugary crunch: We like it as it is, full of raspberries, but you could easily substitute any sweet, juicy berries you pick up at the farmers market.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 hr

  • Yield

    Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ stick unsalted butter, softened
⅔ cup plus 1½ tablespoons sugar, divided
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
½ cup well-shaken buttermilk
1 cup fresh raspberries (about 5 ounces)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

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

    Step 2

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

    Step 3

    Beat butter and ⅔ 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.

    Step 4

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

    Step 5

    Spoon batter into cake pan, smoothing top. Scatter raspberries evenly over top and sprinkle with remaining 1½ tablespoons sugar.

    Step 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.

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