Author Pam - For the Love of Cooking / Original by Cook's Country
Equipment
9-inch Round Baking Pan
Ingredients
Crumb Topping:
1cupflour
½cupbrown sugar, packed
6tbspunsalted butter, melted
½tsptable salt
½tspcinnamon
Berry Buckle:
½cupwhole milk
2largeeggs
4tbspunsalted butter, melted
1tspvanilla extract
1cupflour
½cupwhite sugar, divided
1½tspbaking powder
1tsplemon zest
½tsptable salt
1cupblueberries
1cupraspberries, halved crosswise
1cupstrawberries, hulled & quartered
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom of a 9-inch cake pan with parchment paper then coat the pan with cooking spray.
Prepare the streusel by combining the flour, brown sugar, melted butter, salt, and cinnamon together in a small bowl and mix until well combined and crumbly. Place into the refrigerator for 10 minutes before using.
Prepare the cake by whisking together the milk, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla in a small bowl until well combined.
In a larger bowl, combine the flour, 1/4 cup of white sugar, baking powder, lemon zest, and salt until well combined. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and stir until just combined. The batter will be thick.
Mix the remaining 1/4 cup of white sugar to the bowl of berries and toss to combine. Immediately pour half of the berry mixture into the cake batter and gently stir to combine.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan then spoon the remaining berries evenly on top.
Sprinkle the top evenly with the crumb topping. Place into the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes, turning halfway during baking time, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the cake pan for 2 hours.
To remove, run a sharp thin-bladed knife around the cake's edges. Place a large plate over the cake and invert the cake onto the plate upside down. Next, put a serving plate on top (of the bottom of the cake) and flip so the cake is top-side up. If you're baking the cake in a springform pan, simply remove the sides before the cake has fully cooled.
Slice and serve plain, with whipped cream, or a scoop of ice cream. Enjoy.