Author Notes
This is a very flexible recipe with a spice cake base and streusel topping. You can make this with any combination of fruits and/or berries: Rhubarb, strawberries, blueberries, cherries - knock yourself out. —Burnt Offerings
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Ingredients
- Batter
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3 cups
chopped fruit: rhubarb (or strawberries, blueberries, cherries, you get the idea)
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3 tablespoons
confectioner's sugar
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3/4 teaspoon
cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon
allspice
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1 1/4 cups
all purpose flour
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1 teaspoon
baking powder
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1 teaspoon
salt
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1/4 cup
white sugar
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1/2 cup
packed brown sugar
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1
stick (8 TBL) butter, softened
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2
eggs
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1 teaspoon
vanilla
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2/3 cup
whole milk or buttermilk
- Streusel Topping
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1/3 cup
packed brown sugar
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1/3 cup
flour
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3/4 cup
oatmeal
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Pinch
salt
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1/2 teaspoon
cinnamon
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5 tablespoons
butter, softened
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees with baking rack in the middle. Spray an 8X8" baking dish with cooking spray.
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Place chopped fruit and confectioner's sugar in a bowl and mix well, set aside.
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Mix together dry batter ingredients: cinnamon, allspice, baking powder, salt, flour. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, cream together the sugars and the butter with an electric beater until smooth.
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Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
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Add dry ingredients and milk in two batches, mixing well after each addition.
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Pour batter into prepared pan, and shake to distribute batter evenly.
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Scatter fruit and sugar mixture on top of batter, distributing well.
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In a small bowl, mix all the streusel ingredients except the butter together, and combine well.
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Add the butter in pieces to the streusel mixture, incorporating it with your fingers until it creates a crumb like texture.
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Sprinkle streusel topping on fruit - distributing equally.
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Bake at 350' for about 45-50 minutes until a tester placed in the middle comes out clean. Let cool for 15 minutes before serving,.
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Refrigerate after serving. Freezes well.
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