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Mixed Berry Streusel Cake

My Mixed Berry Streusel Cake is a tender and crumbly cake made with fresh raspberries and blackberries topped with a crumbly streusel topping.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Swiss/German
Servings: 9
Author: Fabio

Ingredients

  • For the streusel topping
  • 100 g almond meal
  • 50 g granulated sugar
  • 40 g unsalted butter melted and then cooled down
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • For the cake
  • 125 g unsalted butter soft
  • 100 g granulated sugar
  • dash of salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 Lemon - zest of 1/2 lemon
  • 100 ml milk
  • 200 g all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 350 g fresh berries such as raspberries, blackberries, blueberries

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 390°F with rack in middle. Line bottom of a 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, butter sides of pan
  • For streusel topping:
  • Stir together almond meal, sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Add melted butter, combine everything with a fork until mixture forms small clumps. Set aside.
  • For the cake:
  • Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
  • Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add egg one at a time and beat until well blended.
  • Mix in flour mixture with a wooden spoon until just combined.
  • Spoon batter into pan, smoothing top.
  • Add the berries on top and lightly press them into the batter.
  • Crumble the streusel topping evenly over batter.
  • Bake for about 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Cut into 9 even pieces and let them cool completely on rack.

Notes

Store cake well wrapped in plastic wrap, at room temperature for one day.