Blackberry Upside Down Cake Recipe

Name: Blackberry Upside Down Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: Topping:; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 cups fresh blackberries; 3/4 cup white sugar; Cake:; 1 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2 eggs; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Servings: persons

Topping:
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups fresh blackberries
3/4 cup white sugar
Cake:
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Melt brown sugar and 2 tablespoons butter together in a saucepan over medium heat. Add blackberries to brown sugar mixture; cook and stir until mixture bubbles, 1 to 3 minutes. Stir 3/4 cup white sugar into berries, crush berries slightly with a fork, and continue cooking until berries are hot and slightly broken-down, about 5 minutes more; remove from heat and pour into a 9-inch cake pan.
3
Beat 1 cup white sugar and 1/2 cup butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in eggs.
4
Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Alternately stir flour and milk into butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix vanilla into batter.
5
Pour batter over blackberry mixture in the 9-inch cake pan.
6
Bake cake in the preheated oven until cooked through, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cake cool in the pan until warm, but not completely cooled, about 30 minutes. Run a knife along the inside edge of the pan to separate cake from the sides, place a cake plate over the top of the pan, and flip the pan. Lift the pan slowly to release the cake from the pan.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 14 ingredients. The key ingredients include: Topping:, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, 2 cups fresh blackberries, and more.

Yes, Blackberry Upside Down Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Blackberry Upside Down Cake

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