Contributed by: Chef/Cookbook Author Belinda Smith-Sullivan
Blackberry-Peach Buckle
The buckle is finished with more of whichever fruit for which it is named. Feel free to make this recipe using blueberries, raspberries, or any berries of your choice. For a more rustic presentation, this dish is spectacular when served in a cast iron skillet.
Ingredients:
2 C All-purpose flour
2 t Baking powder
1⁄2 t Kosher salt
1⁄2 t Cardamom
8 T Butter – unsalted, room temperature
3⁄4 C Sugar
1 Egg – large, room temperature
1 t Vanilla extract
1⁄2 C Milk
2 to 3 Peach – sliced (peeled or unpeeled)
1 pint Blackberry
Confectioners’ sugar – for dusting
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a 9-inch springform pan with baking spray.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and cardamom.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter until it is a pale yellow.
- Add the sugar and continue beating until thoroughly mixed. Add the egg and vanilla.
- Add flour mixture, alternating with the milk, until well-mixed.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and add the peaches and blackberries, spreading evenly in a pretty design.
- Bake for 1 hour, or until golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let cool completely in pan.
- Remove sides and dust with confectioners’ sugar.
- Serve at room temperature.