Berry Streusel Cake
Streusel
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) butter, cut into pieces and softened
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon water
Cake batter
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened
3/4 cup cane sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 cups blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries or combination
- Heat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 9 x 13 baking pan.
- In a food processor pulse together streusel ingredients until well combined and crumbly.
- Beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Add vanilla and milk. Sift in flour with baking powder and salt and beat until smooth. Don’t overmix.
- Spread cake batter in pan and sprinkle fruit evenly over it. Sprinkle streusel over fruit and bake for 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool cake on a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.