It was a busy old week last week with my birthday on Tuesday and my party on Saturday. I usually bake my Olive Oil Chocolate Cake for birthdays but I saved that for the party and instead opted to make this Blackberry and Apple Cake instead as I fancied a change. I don’t get to use blackberries very often as hubby and daughter aren’t keen – but hey it was my birthday so who was going to argue with me!
Family came over in the evening and we managed to polish off most of the cake so I can safely say it was fab. I shall keep this post brief as I think I’m still recovering from all the festivities and turning my dining room from a food blogger’s junk yard, prop store and studio back into a dining room was no mean feat. I’d forgotten what my dining room looked like!
Do you ever make something for your birthday that you love but other’s in your family aren’t keen on? Do let me know in the comments!
Blackberry and Apple Cake
Ingredients
- 25 g Flaked almonds
- 170 g Butter softened or margarine
- 85 g Soft brown sugar
- 170 g Plain flour
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 2 Eggs large
- 1 Dessert apple peeled, cored & quartered cut into slim slithers
- 100 g Blackberries frozen
- Icing sugar for dusting optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 200⁰C.
- Butter and flour a 24cm hollow or 21cm round cake tin and sprinkle in the flaked almonds.
- Cream the butter/margarine together with the brown sugar using an electric whisk until light and fluffy.
- Whisk in the eggs in one at a time (if the mixture splits don’t worry).
- Sieve the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into bowl and gradually fold into the mixture with a large metal spoon.
- Fold in the apple slices and blackberries.
- Bake on the middle oven shelf for 30 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean and the cake springs back to the touch.
- Turn out of cake tin onto a wire rack and allow to cool.
- Dust with icing sugar if wished.
- Will keep for 3 days in a cake tin.
Catrin Brooks
Do the blackberries have to be frozen?
Camilla
Hi Catrin, no you could use fresh ones.
Maria
Enjoyed making the cake just in oven can’t wait to taste
Camilla
Excellent Maria, now I want to make one:-)
Janice
What a lovely looking cake, perfect for this time of year when the blackberries and apples are ready.
Camilla
Thanks Janice, I do love this cake:-)
Julie McPherson
Such a stunning cake Camilla, I think blackberries and apples go beautifully together and are my favourite crumble combo. Commenting as BritMums Baking Round-Up Editor. 🙂
Camilla
Thanks Julie! It’s also my favourite crumble combo:-)
A S,Edinburgh
That looks so nice! I’ve never had blackberries in a cake before.
Camilla
Oh you must try it:-)
Nicola Lester
This sounds absolutely scrumptious. Must give this a try. Yummmmm
Camilla
Thanks Nicola:-)
Harlina
I love cooking going to try this thanks for sharing
sharon martin
Yummy this looks very tasty, i must give it a try
Anne Wallwin
OMG! It looks amazing!
Camilla
Thank you Anne:-)