Oregon Blackberry Upside-Down Cake

Submitted by Johns in the Kitchen

"This is a quick fix dessert that goes over really well, especially when served warm with french vanilla ice cream"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 cups fresh blackberries
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons shortening
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 cup milk

directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
2. In a bowl toss together the first three ingredients; Blackberries, sugar and cornstarch, mashing only a few of the berries. Pour this into an 8-inch square cake pan.
3. Cream together shortening, sugar, and vanilla. Add egg and beat well.
4. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt and add to mixture, add milk and stir well to mix.
5. Spoon batter over berry mixture carefully trying to spread evenly.
6. Bake for 40 minutes at 350°F.
7. Allow to cool somewhat before serving.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Absolutely wonderful, even if I did have to make it using frozen blackberries! I have huge bags of various frozen berries & now that I'm able to get frozen blackberries from Costco, well . . . This cake was a pleasure to assemble & delight to eat! Definitely a keeper recipe that I'll be making again & again! And I look forward to when I can get these berries fresh & at their peak! Thanks for sharing the recipe with us! [Made & reviewed for one of my adopted chefs in this Spring's Pick A Chef event]

 

[Busy Mom Chef]

Very simple and delicious. My company loved it so much they asked me to bring it to dinner at their house!