Mar 14, 2002
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Black Raspberry Coffee Cake

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Black Raspberry Coffee Cake Credit: Mary Ellen Bartley

MAKES 1 8'' CAKE

This recipe originally called for red raspberries and came from a Cuisinart magazine published in 1979.

FOR THE TOPPING:
1/2 packed cup light brown sugar
2 tbsp. flour
1 tbsp. butter
1/2 oz. semisweet chocolate, finely chopped

FOR THE CAKE:
1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 cup butter, melted and cooled
1 1/4 cups fresh black (or red)
   raspberries

1. For the topping, in a bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, and butter. Using your hands, mix thoroughly, then add chocolate. Mix well with a wooden spoon and set aside.

2. For the cake, preheat oven to 375°. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together into a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, vanilla, and melted butter. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture and mix with a wooden spoon.

3. Pour batter into a lightly greased 8'' round springform cake pan. Sprinkle raspberries over cake, then cover with topping. Bake until well-browned, 40–45 minutes. Serve warm.

Black Raspberry Coffee Cake

This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #20

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no can do, as recipe is half entered, not method. sue
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There are no steps in the recipe, only the ingredients. It sounds great though!!
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All fixed just a small technical error! Enjoy.
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Loved it, also used red raspberries and gave these as weekend gifts to friends. Got rave reviews.
I made this with black raspberries from a local farm and I used a 9 1/4 inch pan because I didn't have an 8 inch pan. The cake was probably thinner than it should have been but it was EXCELLENT. I brought it to a party and it was the most complimented dessert there. It didn't last very long so I didn't get to have seconds. I will definitely make this again and would even try it with different berries. I think blueberries would be very nice or maybe even a blend of berries. I am hestitant to try it with frozen berries because I think the liquid would penetrate the cake.
An organic farmer gave me buckets and buckets of black raspberries and so my mom and I tripled this recipe and made 3 coffee cakes. It was wonderful. I gave one to the organic farmer and he loved it, too. I have an awesome photo of it that I wish I could post!
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One of the best desserts I've ever made. Red raspberries, at the end of the season.
Black Raspberry Coffee Cake 5 5 5 7

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