Easy Berry Butter Cake

Name: Easy Berry Butter Cake
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 2 larges eggs, at room temperature; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for coating the pan; 1 Tbsp granulated sugar; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 118 milliliters mascarpone cheese, at room temperature; 680 grams mixed berries, washed (if youre using strawberries, theyll also need to be hulled and quartered); 8 Tbsps unsalted butter (1 stick), softened, plus more for coating the pan; 118 milliliters whole milk; 0 plus 1/8 teaspoon fine salt

For $1.21 per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 342 calories, 5g of protein, and 25g of fat. This recipe serves 10. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. If you have plus 1/8 teaspoon salt, baking powder, mascarpone cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Coat an 8-inch round cake pan with butter and flour, tap out the excess flour, and set the pan aside.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Combine measured flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl and whisk until evenly combined; set aside.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

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Place measured butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium high until light in color and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes.

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Butter

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Add sugar and continue to beat on medium high until white in color and the texture of wet sand, about 3 minutes more.

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Sugar

Add eggs one at a time, letting each incorporate fully before adding the next. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. With the mixer on low, add half of the flour mixture.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Mix just until incorporated, then add milk and continue mixing until smooth.

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Milk

Add the rest of the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated, about 2 minutes more.Scrape the batter into the prepared cake pan.

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All Purpose Flour

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Cake Form

Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

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Place mascarpone in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and whip on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute.

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Mascarpone

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Whisk

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Add cream, sugar, and almond extract, increase speed to medium high, and whip until ingredients are combined and firm peaks form, about 15 seconds more. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.To assemble:Slice cake in half horizontally using a serrated knife. Divide filling evenly between the cut side and the top of the cake. Divide berries evenly over the filling. Stack cakes on top of each other and serve.

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Almond Extract