Skip to content

Robert St. John

Restaurateur, author, enthusiastic traveler, & world-class eater.

Blackberry Farm Raspberry Almond Crumb Cake

Ingredients

½ cup butter, room temperature
⅓ cup white granulated sugar
⅔ cup almond paste, room temperature
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 eggs
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon iodized salt
1 ½ cup Basic Muffin Mix 
Whole Wheat Flour
2 cups fresh or frozen IQF raspberries, thawed, drained
1-1   ½ cups Streusel
⅓ cup white granulated sugar
½ cup sliced blanched almonds
powdered sugar

Instructions

 Makes one 11x 7x 2-inch rectangular cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Cream ¼ cup butter and sugar briefly.  Add almond paste and almond extract.  Mix well.

Add eggs, baking powder, and salt. Add Basic Muffin Mix and mix until all ingredients are incorporated.  Do not over mix.

Butter and dust the rectangular pan with whole wheat flour.  Pour batter into the pan and spread evenly.

Sprinkle with raspberries.  Press berries lightly into the batter.

Sprinkle with Streusel.

Sprinkle with sugar (helps almonds to stick) Sprinkle with sliced blanched almonds.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, rotating pans twice during the bake.

Allow the cake to cool completely.  Invert onto a baking sheet (flip it over, to remove from pan).  Cut on counter with serrated knife into desired portion size.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Recent Recipes

Basic Grits

These grits are anything but basic. The recipe uses heavy cream and chicken stock. Basic grits use just water. I probably should have named this recipe Not So Basic Grits.

Read more

Smoked Duck and Grits

My brother is an avid duck hunter and I was thinking of him when we were testing this recipe. The grits say “basic” though they’re anything but basic. They are very rich, but so good, and perfect for this recipe. The caramelized onions are an equal player in this three-component game.

Read more

Stewed Squid

In a 2 quart sauce pan, heat the oil over medium and sweat the garlic and the crushed red pepper…

Read more