Sourdough Berry Cake
This discard recipe is the perfect addition to any sourdough home. Fresh berries of any kind compliment this cake beautifully. Use a mix or just your favorite berry, you can’t go wrong. The sourdough discard adds the acid that perfectly balances the sweet in this summery treat.
What you’ll need:
6 tablespoons (85 grams) butter, softened
1/2 cup (110 grams) granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar (120 grams)
1/2 cup (120 grams)sourdough discard, fed
1 large egg
2-3 tsp (8-10grams) vanilla extract
1/4 cup (60 grams) buttermilk
3/4 cup (115 grams) flour
1 teaspoon (6 grams) baking powder
1/2 teaspoon (4 grams) salt
1 cup strawberries, halved
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 raspberries (or however much of each you want)
2 Tablespoons granulated sugar for sprinkling on top
The process:
Preheat oven to 375. Spray one 8 or 9 inch round cake pan, line with parchment paper if you fancy. Grease the snot out of it even if you don’t fancy.
Cream together the butter and the two sugars. Mix on high for a minute or two until the mixture is light colored and creamy.
Next, add in the sourdough discard and mix thoroughly. Add in the egg, the vanilla, and the buttermilk, mixing after each addition until completely incorporated.
In a separate bowl, add flour, salt and baking powder and mix together until combined.
Add mixed dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined, but don’t over do it.
Pour batter into prepared cake pan.
Next, dot the cake with the berries. Feel free to try making a pretty design, or just throw them all down wherever, it’ll taste good no matter what. Once all the berries you like are on the cake, sprinkle the extra sugar on top of the batter and berries.
Transfer to oven and bake for 5 minutes at 375, then drop heat to 325 and bake for an additional 45-55 minutes. When you can poke the cake (just a cake bit, not a bit with a berry) with a toothpick and it comes out clean, the cake is done. It should also be just pulling away from the cake pan around the edges, that’s another way to see if a cake is getting close to done.
Let cool. Serve with whipped cream and a smile. Enjoy.
