Super Moist Berry Cake

August 20, 2015

Super Moist Berry Cake

This cake is a breeze to throw together. It’s a very simple recipe for a berry cake and you can use whatever fruit you have on hand. Also, it comes with a very moist and at the same time fluffy texture … No wonder that this recipe fast became my go-to recipe when I get crazy at the market and buy way too many fruits. I would consider this a typical, no-fuss Austrian berry cake.

Moist berry cake with raspberries and blackberries

It looks and tastes especially nice with any red or dark fruit, that’s why I usually make it with raspberries, blackberries, black or red currants, cherries or strawberries, or a combination of them. In this version, I made it with a mix of blackberries and raspberries.


 

Be aware that the cake doesn’t taste overly sweet. So if you like your cakes sweet, add some more sugar. For the recipe, I used a mix of all-purpose flour and cake flour to get a very light and fluffy texture. But it’s also ok to substitute all-purpose for cake flour. When cooled, I always dust it with confectioner’s sugar. Because in Li’l Vienna, we like pretty cakes ;-)

Moist and Easy Berry Cake

Enjoy!

 

Super Moist Berry Cake

Yield: 9-by-12 baking pan, 15 pieces

Super Moist Berry Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 sticks (200 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup (75 g) granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup (75 g) lightly packed light brown sugar (using light brown sugar adds a great flavor, but you can substitute with 1/3 cup white sugar)
  • 4 large eggs, separated
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 100 g (about 3/4 cup) all purpose flour
  • 100 g (a little less than 1 cup) cake flour (you can substitute with all purpose)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 1/4 cups (170 g) blackberries, washed and drained well
  • 1 cup (125 g) raspberries, washed and drained well
  • Confectioner’s sugar for dusting

Instructions

  1. Cream the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 7 to 10 minutes.
  2. Add vanilla and the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  3. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff.
  4. In another bowl (soooorrry, hope you have a dishwasher...), mix all-purpose flour, cake flour and baking powder until well blended.
  5. Add about half of the flour-mix and half of the beaten egg whites to the batter and fold them in.
  6. Add the remaining flour and egg whites and gently fold them in. The batter will be on the firm side.
  7. Line a 9-by-12 baking pan with parchment paper (or grease it) and spread the batter with a spatula.
  8. Place the berries on top. You don’t have to push them into the batter as they will sink into the batter while baking.
  9. Bake the cake for about 30 minutes in the center of the 350 °F preheated oven until golden. A wooden toothpick, inserted in the middle should come out clean or with a few crumbs clinging to it.
  10. Let cool and dust with confectioner’s sugar. Enjoy!

Notes

You can substitute the blackberries and raspberries with any other fruit. The cake looks and tastes especially nice with any red or dark fruit, that’s why I usually make it with raspberries, blackberries, black or red currants, cherries or strawberries, or a combination of them.

Be aware that the cake doesn’t taste overly sweet. So if you like your cakes sweet, add some more sugar.

https://www.lilvienna.com/super-moist-berry-cake/

Did you follow this recipe? You could share your result here. All you need to do is take a picture with your smartphone and send it to [email protected]

Berry cake following a recipe by www.lilvienna.comGinny: 
Dear Ursula
Thank you so much for this yummy light berry cake recipe, it was amazing. 
I had some unexpected guests so used some frozen strawberries I had in the freezer and the recipe worked a treat. 
Thank you. 
Ginny UK 


Super Moist Berry Cake was last modified: August 13th, 2019 by Ursula

10 thoughts on “Super Moist Berry Cake

    1. Ursula Post author

      Thanks Heather, I cut back the sugar by half and I think it’s still sweet enough. This cake is really a fluffy one and sooo moist (helllooooo butter ;-) )

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    1. Ursula Post author

      Hi Gerlinde! It’s definitely best fresh out of the oven … Since I couldn’t eat all of it in one go (surprise ;-) ) I put it in the fridge and ate it the next day. The cake crust got kind of dense in the fridge but I was afraid that the berries will go moldy in my ridiculously hot apartment (86-90 F right now). So if you have moderate temperatures in your apartment, I would let it sit on the counter. Or invite some friends which I think is the best solution ;-)

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  1. Sarita

    Wow this recipe is a staunch fave of mine. I’ve added almonds to it, tried cherries and blueberries in the cake and now keen to attempt making it a little chocolatey.
    I was in Vienna twice in 2022 and didn’t even try many of the cakes when there but I want to next time!
    Does come under a particular cake classification? ✌🏽💖😎😜

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    1. Ursula Post author

      Hi Sarita,
      So happy to hear that you like the cake. It’s very versatile, as you have already noticed. Love it with all kinds of fruit :) Next time you are visiting Vienna, try some cakes! It’s well worth it. This berry cake is a cake that people bake at home rather than eat out, it’s a simple yellow cake with fruits. Not sure if there is a classification ;-)

      Ursula

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