This one is for Melissa and all the rest of you that love to bake. It’s delicious and easy to make.
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp each ground cinnamon and salt
- 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups blueberries
- 1 ripe peach, pitted and cut into 1/2-in. wedges
- 1 ripe plum, pitted and cut into 1/2-in. wedges
Crumb Topping
- 3 Tbsp each all-purpose flour and light brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut in bits
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
PREPARATION
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Line a 9-in. square baking pan with nonstick foil; let foil extend over ends of pan.
2. Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with mixer on high speed for 2 minutes until smooth. On medium speed, beat in eggs and vanilla just until combined. On low speed, beat in flour mixture and milk until blended. Gently fold 1/2 cup blueberries into batter.
Photo: Mary Ellen Bartley
3. Spread batter into prepared pan and spread in an even layer. Top with peach and plum slices, evenly spaced in batter. Scatter with remaining 1 cup blueberries.
4. Topping: In a medium bowl, rub ingredients together with fingertips until moistened and clumpy, then scatter over fruit. Bake 55 to 60 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and kuchen starts to pull away slightly from sides of pan. Cool in pan on wire rack.
5. Lift foil by ends onto work surface. Using 2 large spatulas, lift cake from foil onto a serving plate. Dust with confectioners’ sugar. Cut into squares.
Voilà, now all that’s left to do is enjoy its perfection!
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