Blackberry Crumb Cake Recipe

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Carrie Vasios

This moist blackberry cake is topped with a layer of big buttery crumbs.

Crumb adapted from The New York Times.

Recipe Details

Blackberry Crumb Cake Recipe

Prep 10 mins
Cook 50 mins
Active 30 mins
Cooling Time 10 mins
Total 70 mins
Serves 8 to 12 servings
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Ingredients

For the Crumb:

  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar

  • 1/3 cup sugar

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1 3/4 cups (8 3/4 ouncesall-purpose flour

For the Cake:

  • 2 cups (10 ouncesall-purpose flour

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 1/2 cup sour cream

  • 1 cup blackberries

Directions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Grease cake pan with butter.

  2. For Crumb: Combine melted butter, brown sugar, and sugar in a bowl. Stir in cinnamon, ginger, salt, and flour until mixture is the texture of wet sand. Let chill in the refrigerator while making cake.

  3. For Cake: In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla extract and beat to combine. Beat in 1/2 dry ingredients, followed by the sour cream, and then the remaining dry ingredients. Use a rubber spatula to gently fold in berries.

  4. Pour cake batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Break crumb into 1/2-inch pieces and sprinkle evenly over top of cake. Bake until crumbs are golden and a cake tester inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before releasing from pan.

Special Equipment

Stand mixer, 9-inch springform pan

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
474 Calories
22g Fat
63g Carbs
6g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8 to 12
Amount per serving
Calories 474
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22g 29%
Saturated Fat 13g 66%
Cholesterol 87mg 29%
Sodium 284mg 12%
Total Carbohydrate 63g 23%
Dietary Fiber 2g 7%
Total Sugars 28g
Protein 6g
Vitamin C 3mg 13%
Calcium 71mg 5%
Iron 2mg 14%
Potassium 106mg 2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)