What is a buckle? It's a cake-like dish using fruit on top, as it bakes, the cake comes up the sides creating a “buckling” in the center.
This breakfast buckle is a favorite when blackberries are in season. Serve this for breakfast, brunch, or anytime.
Ingredients
Cake
Streusel Topping
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8x8 baking pan or 9 inch springform pan.
- In a small bowl, toss the blackberries with the balsamic vinegar. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat olive oil with the egg until frothy. Whisk in sugar. Sift in the flour, baking powder, and baking soda, and gently fold to combine.
- Add milk to use spoon to incorporate.
- Fold in half of blackberries and vinegar into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the baking pan. Dot the batter with the remaining berries along with drizzling any juices.
- Gently tap the pan to remove any bubbles.
- In a small bowl mix the topping ingredients to form a crumbly mixture.
- Sprinkle the batter with the streusel topping.
- Bake for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and run a knife around the outside to loosen from edges. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- Serve warm with a cup of coffee.
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