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    Gluten Free Blackberry Cake

    Modified: May 17, 2024 · Published: Jul 22, 2022 by Nicole Spiridakis ·

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    This honey-sweetened Gluten Free Blackberry Cake is loaded with juicy blackberries and topped with a scattering of toasted almonds. This one-bowl recipe is made with just one gluten-free flour, or you can substitute your favorite 1:1 blend.

    A slice of gluten free blackberry cake.

    Easy Gluten Free Blackberry Cake Recipe

    My general philosophy is, in summer eat fruit and lots of it. Come winter, the memory (and perhaps preserves?) will keep us going when the blueberries are lackluster and the nectarines expensive. In-season fruit is the sweetest thing, literally. This easy gluten-free blackberry cake takes the best of seasonal blackberries and marries them with just enough honey to enhance their natural flavor.

    To make this blackberry gluten free cake, you'll fold beautiful blackberries into a buckwheat flour batter that's sweetened with honey and seasoned with lemon zest and a tiny kiss of cinnamon. This gluten free berry cake is all that a summer fruit cake aspires to be.

    I chose to use just buckwheat flour as the gluten-free flour in this cake and it is perfect. Honey is a natural companion and the two strong flavors balance each other nicely. You can substitute your favorite gluten-free baking mix if you prefer. Juicy, vibrant blackberries make this a lovely cake for late summer -- or use frozen berries to make it all year round.

    Why You'll Love This Gluten Free Berry Cake

    There's so much to love about a simple fruit cake, and this one does not disappoint. Here's why you'll love this gluten free blackberry cake:

    • Packed with fruit. There's no skimping on the berries in this cake! If you're lucky enough like we are to have access to blackberries growing nearby, get picking!
    • Just one gluten-free flour. I love that you need just one gluten-free flour, earthy buckwheat flour, to make this cake!
    • Simple ingredients. All the basics are in this recipe, nothing fancy is needed.
    • Versatile. You can easily swap in another fruit for the blackberries, or try a mix of berries!

    What You'll Need

    Here's a quick overview of what you'll need for this blackberry gluten free cake. You can find the full ingredient amounts and instructions in the recipe card at the end of this post.

    • Butter
    • Honey
    • Raw sugar
    • Eggs
    • Pure vanilla extract
    • Greek yogurt
    • Lemons
    • Baking powder and baking soda
    • Fine sea salt
    • Buckwheat flour
    • Blackberries
    • Sliced almonds
    A slice of gluten free blackberry cake.

    How to Make Gluten Free Blackberry Cake

    Here's my easy method for making gluten free blackberry cake:

    • Prepare the pan. Grease an 8 or 9-inch cake round and line with a circle of parchment paper.
    • Cream the butter and add the wet ingredients. In a large bowl, cream the butter, honey, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly on medium speed until well combined. Beat in the Greek yogurt, vanilla, and lemon zest until well combined.
    • Add in the dry ingredients. Add the baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix on low speed. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in the buckwheat flour until incorporated; be careful not to over-mix. Then, equally as gently, fold in the blackberries.
    • Heat the oven and rest the batter. Preheat oven to 350 F. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Scatter the sliced almonds across the top if using. Let batter rest while the oven heats, then place pan in the oven and bake for about 35-45 minutes, checking at 35 minutes and at regular intervals, until the cake's surface is slightly firm, a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, and the edges are just pulling away from the pan.
    • Cool the cake. Remove the cake from the oven, place it on a wire rack, and let cool for 20 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

    Tips for Success

    • Mix in the buckwheat flour at the end. Buckwheat flour can make bakes gummy if over-mixed, so folding it in gently before baking helps to alleviate this.
    • Rest the batter. After you gently mix in the flour, let the batter rest while the oven heats so that the flour can hydrate.
    • Use room temperature ingredients. Bring your ingredients to room temperature for about 15 minutes before using them so that they better incorporate into the batter.
    • Use frozen fruit. You can easily use frozen blackberries in this recipe.
    • Substitute another fruit. I know I know, this is a blackberry cake. But it's also wonderful made with blueberries or raspberries.

    Substitution Suggestions

    Here are some easy substitutions you can make with this cake:

    • Buckwheat flour - Try oat flour or a 1:1 all-purpose gluten-free flour blend.
    • Honey - Swap maple syrup or you can use granulated sugar.
    • To make dairy-free - Substitute your favorite non-dairy butter for the butter and use non-dairy yogurt in place of the yogurt.

    Storage Suggestions

    Store the cake, well wrapped in plastic wrap, for up to 3 days in the fridge.

    A slice of gluten free blackberry cake.
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    Gluten-Free Blackberry Honey Cake

    Nicole Spiridakis
    This honey-sweetened Gluten Free Blackberry Cake is loaded with juicy blackberries and topped with a scattering of toasted almonds. This one-bowl recipe is made with just one gluten-free flour, or you can substitute your favorite 1:1 blend.
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 40 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 10 servings
    Calories 176 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
    • ½ cup honey
    • ¼ cup raw sugar
    • 3 large eggs
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • ½ cup Greek yogurt
    • 2 lemons, zested
    • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
    • 1 ¼ cup/210 g buckwheat flour
    • 2 cups fresh or frozen blackberries
    • ½ cup sliced almonds

    Instructions
     

    • Lightly grease an 8 or 9-inch cake round and line with a circle of parchment paper.
    • In a large bowl, cream the butter, honey, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly on medium speed until well combined. Beat in the Greek yogurt, vanilla, and lemon zest until well combined.
    • Add the baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix on low speed. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in the buckwheat flour until incorporated; be careful not to over mix. Then, equally as gently, fold in the blackberries.
    • Preheat oven to 350℉. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Scatter the sliced almonds across the top if using. Let batter rest while oven heats, then place pan in oven and bake for about 35-45 minutes, checking at 35 minutes and at regular intervals, until the cake's surface is slightly firm, a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, and the edges are just pulling away from the pan.
    • Remove cake from oven, place on a wire rack, and let cool for 20 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely. Cake will keep, well wrapped in plastic, for 3 days in the fridge.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 sliceCalories: 176kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.002gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 239mgPotassium: 151mgFiber: 5gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 0.4IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 1mg
    Disclaimer: Nutrition information is automatically calculated and is an estimate (I'm not a nutritionist and can't guarantee accuracy!). Even when not specified, be sure to check that all the ingredients you use are gluten free if you need them to be by reading labels on all packaging and/or confirming with the manufacturer.
    Did you make this recipe?Let me know in the comments how it went!

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