tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4586040947383449198.post-70473405836321447622008-03-11T21:07:00.006-04:002008-03-11T21:23:40.181-04:002008-03-11T21:23:40.181-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/__MYjDzAJuCQ/R9cvPSrfDCI/AAAAAAAAAWc/j8x4f0DNA_Q/s1600-h/Berryvanilla+cake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/__MYjDzAJuCQ/R9cvPSrfDCI/AAAAAAAAAWc/j8x4f0DNA_Q/s400/Berryvanilla+cake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176658236444445730" border="0" /></a>I love berries. They not only taste delicious but they look beautiful, even when they're sitting in a plain white bowl. I'm not much of a berry pie fan, but I do find that berries add a freshness to desserts when they're mixed into something like cake or muffin batter. I came up with this berry cake recipe about a month ago, but never got around to posting it. The nice thing about this cake is that it tastes great with something as simple as a glaze; a creamy frosting would take away from the natural flavors the berries offer. (To make the glaze, I mixed a bit of melted butter, powdered sugar, and blackberry jam in a bowl and poured it on top of the cake.) So if you're a big fan of berries, this cake is for you. It's colorful, flavorful, and comes together in a flash :).<br /><center><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3 cups flour</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />1/2 cup canola oil</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />3 tsp vanilla extract</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />1/2 tsp salt</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">2 cups mixed berries (these can be frozen)</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />1/4 cup lite sour cream</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />1 cup nonfat milk</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />1 1/3 cups sugar</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2 eggs</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />2 tsp baking soda</span><br /><br /><br />Since baking soda was involved, I mixed the dry ingredients in one bowl, then the wet in another, and later combined the two. I baked the cake in two round 9" pans, in a 350 degree preheated oven for 20-23 minutes.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><img src="http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff28/irunpink/sig1a.jpg" /></center>Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02370178035131212982irunpink@gmail.com7