Dutch Blackberry Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix blackberries and sugar together in a bowl. Transfer to a 9x13-inch glass baking pan and spread evenly over the bottom.
• Sprinkle cake mix evenly over the berries. Place butter slices evenly over the cake mix; most of the cake mix should be covered with butter slices. Do not mix or stir.
• Bake in the preheated oven until topping is golden brown, about 45 minutes. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Pour batter over blackberry mixture in the 9-inch cake pan.
• 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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Toss blackberries with 1/4 cup flour; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs. Combine baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cloves, allspice and remaining 1-3/4 cups flour; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in blackberries. , Pour into a greased and floured 9-in. square baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. If desired, serve with whipped cream and top with confectioners' sugar and additional fresh blackberries.

Steps:

• Put fruit in the bottom of a 12-inch Dutch oven. Sprinkle flour over the fruit for thickening. Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the fruit and flour. Gently pour the carbonated soda over the cake mix. Cover and bake using 4-6 briquets under the Dutch Oven and 18-22 on the lid of the DO to bake the cake. Baking should take about 35-45 minutes. You will know when it is done. The aroma of the fruit and cake are unmistakable. Let stand to cool. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.A Back Country Guide to Outdoor Cooking Spiced with Tall Tales - Snacks & Desserts

Steps:

• Follow directions on the box, adding suggested ingredients such as eggs and salad oil. However, instead of adding water as the liquid, add half and half in the quantity specified. Stir ingredients in a large bowl until thoroughly blended. Pour into a 12" Dutch oven. Drop blackberries into batter. Bake according to directions on the mix, using 5-6 briquets under the oven and 20-25 on the lid, baking for 30-40 minutes. Because half and half is used rather than water, the cake turns out very rich and much heavier. Very good!Spiced with More Tall Tales - Desserts