Late Summer Berry Torte
Late Summer Berry Torte
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| Yield: | One cake, about 10 servings. |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon Buttery Sweet Dough Flavor or 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon Fiori di Sicilia, optional
- 1 cup King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 2 cups berries or 12 Italian prune plums, halved
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar mixed with 1 teaspoon cinnamon, to sprinkle on top
Directions
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an 8" or 9" square pan, or 9" or 10" round pan.
2) Beat together the butter, sugar, baking powder, and salt till smooth.
3) Add the eggs, beating till thoroughly combined. The mixture may look somewhat coagulated; that's OK. Stir in the vanilla and optional flavor.
4) Add the flour, mixing to make a smooth, stiff batter.
5) Spread the batter in the pan. In the larger-sized pans, the batter will be spread fairly thin; that's OK.
6) Spread the berries or plums on top. If you use plums, place them with their skins up. Sprinkle with the cinnamon-sugar.
7) Bake the cake for about 35 to 40 minutes, till a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, and the cake showing around the berries is a light golden brown. Remove it from the oven, and serve warm, or at room temperature.
8) Yield: one cake, about 10 servings.
Reviews
- 02/02/2012
- Great taste, even as an Early Spring Berry Torte with thawed berries
- 06/26/2011
- This is such a stunner of a recipe, and the fact that it's so versatile is wonderful! I have made it with peaches, chopped apples, the cranberry version on sidebar, blueberries, and black raspberries - every time it's a winner!! This is simple enough for a casual dessert, and also lovely as part of brunch of as a breakfast cake. Recently I have taken to using White Whole Wheat flour in it, with no one noticing! :)
- 09/09/2010
- i just submitted my review 15 mins. ago about using half the recipe. Forgot to say that I baked it in a toaster oven and it only took 20 mins.
- 09/09/2010
- I often make half the recipe as there are just 2 of us. This recipe is a winner in every sense. Super easy and super good. I used a 6-inch springform pan which was just perfect. I made the cake with 5 prune plums and Demerara sugar for the topping. The sugar gives a nice flavor and crunch. As the cake is so delicious, don't count on the 10 servings as suggested. I would say 8 maximum.
- 09/07/2010
- Each of the KAF recipes I've made have proven to be really good, and I made three of these tortes two days ago. One to pass over the fence to my dear neighbor, and two to take into work for my Marines. All commented that no sort of topping (whipped cream, ice cream, etc.) is needed or missed with this certainly not over-sweet delight. Simple, always on hand ingredients, will be great with many fruits, even a sprinkling of chopped pecans. With iknowing they will freeze well, I may make a few dozen 4" ones to put in the 30 or so large boxes my family bakes for and gathers to pack up for givings to others at Christmas time.
So good of you to share over the fence and at work! I am sure there were some real smiles on some of those on the receiving end! Elisabeth @ KAF
- 08/31/2010
- i made it with italian plums, and it was wonderful.
- 08/25/2010
- This is one of the BEST cakes I have ever had! I had gotten the recipe on a recipe card that came in one of my orders (which has a nice discount offer on your next order, too), and thought I would give it a try because it looked so simple to make...and boy was it ever! I used 1 cup of blackberries and 1 cup of raspberries, and the family raved over it! I'm not the best baker, but King Arthur is making me look good ; D The next time I make it, I am going to use the white coarse sugar on the top when it comes out of the oven. Give it a try, you will not be disappointed.
- 08/15/2010
- This recipe was delicious! I had bought a ton of white peaches and they were reaching their spoiling point. I saw this recipe and decided to make it with chopped peaches instead of berries. It was amazing! We had it with some vanilla ice cream-- it went fast!
- 07/27/2010
- My Teenage Daughter and my husband LOVE this cake. I made it one morning when my daughter had late start in high school and she has been after me to bake it often and my husband just gets greedy. This recipe is wonderful.
- 06/22/2010
- This recipe is absolutely delicious!!! And SO EASY! It's has such versatility too. When I saw the picture I thought coffe cake or kuchen and my plan was to have it with breakfast, but served warm with vanilla ice cream would be divine. It would work well as picnic/snack cake too. My advice: Try it, you won"t be sorry.
