Try This Mixed Berry Cake That Delivers a Medley of Juicy Berries in Every Delicious Bite

With this mixed berry cake recipe, you can indulge your sweet tooth in the juiciness of fresh mixed berries. Berries are a wonderfully tasty snack in itself, owing to their multidimensional flavor profile – sweet, tart, zesty and juicy – both fresh and in their dried form. However, when incorporated into cakes, the result is a perfect combination of textures and flavors - a moist, fluffy cake, with crunchy sugar topping, and a pop of fresh mixed berries in every delightful bite.

With this recipe, and its easy instructions, fuss-free ingredients, and tips and tricks to make your job easier in the kitchen, you can treat yourself to this delicious cake as well as immerse yourself in the joy of baking.

The following is the recipe for the mixed berry cake:

Ingredients:

For the cake:

• 501 gm plain flour
• 402 gm caster sugar
• 253 gm butter (melted)
• 5 eggs
• 4 tsp baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 121 ml whole milk/ almond milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 254 gm mixed berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries

For the sugar topping:

• 103 gm caster sugar
• 22 gm all-purpose flour

Method:

1. You have to place the oven rack in the center of the oven, and preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Then, grease two round cake pans, and place parchment paper in the bottom of each cake pan.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, and stir together until everything is mixed well.
4. With an electric mixer, you then have to beat unsalted butter until it is glossy and creamy, while adding eggs one at a time.
5. Then, you are going to add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternating with milk, and mix until they are well combined.
6. Next, you have to stir in pure vanilla extract into the batter along with the assortment of berries. You can add a few dried berries into a mix for a chewy, jammy texture.
7. You will have to pour equal portions of the batter into the prepared pans, and smooth the tops for even baking.
8. You have to let them bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
9. You need to let the cakes cool in the pans for 5 minutes, then you should remove them from the pans, and place the cakes on a wire rack to cool completely.
10. To prepare a crunchy sugar topping, you are going to whisk together sugar and all-purpose flour in a small bowl.
11. For assembling the cake, you need to stack one cake on top of the other, and place the sugar topping on a serving plate or cake stand.
12. Then, you will put the second cake on top of the first cake with the sugar topping on top.
13. Just before serving, you can sift powdered sugar over top of the cake, and enjoy.

Tips and variations of the mixed berry cake

Enjoy the cake warm, or if you want, you can refrigerate it for up to 3 days in an airtight container with a sprinkling of room temperature water. Further, you can even experiment with this recipe by trying to incorporate a teaspoon of lemon zest or a fistful of chopped nuts like cashews, pistachios and almonds into the batter while baking. To create an aesthetic presentation, you can add a dollop of whipped cream, edible flowers, or slices for fresh berries before serving the dish.

While choosing the mixed berries for your cake recipe, seek ones that look fresh, plump, and mold-free. In case, you don't find fresh produce in the market, you can also use frozen mixed berries that can be thawed before use and pat dried using a paper towel.

This moist and fluffy mixed berry cake, with the crunchy sugar topping, and fresh pop of mixed berries, is ideal for any winter brunch gatherings at your home. You can serve this in slices with a bowl of fruits like kiwi and pomegranate and a glass of white wine. You can also pack them individually with an array of homemade sweets like fruit leather rolls, brownies and chewy cookies, and distribute them among your guests during gift exchanges. It is an ingenious way to use surplus berries while giving them a fun and flavorful twist.