Adriana's Everyday Cake
A one bowl wonder! Adriana’s Everyday Cake comes together in 5 minutes and takes advantage of whatever fresh fruit you have on hand. This is the cake recipe you’ll use again and again — for family dinners or simply elegant occasions. Enjoy this simple, one bowl, so easy to make, light and buttery everyday cake!
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Whisk
- Flexible spatula
- 9" Round Cake Tin
- Parchment Paper Round
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter ½ cup, 4 ounces
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp almond or vanilla extract or a combination
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup fresh fruit plums, peaches, strawberries, blackberries, pears, etc
- 1 Tbsp coarse sugar
- 2 Tbsp chopped nuts
- freshly ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Prepare fruit: wash, peel if desired and slice into approximately 1/4″ thick pieces. Set aside.
- In glass mixing bowl, melt butter in the microwave.
- Whisk in sugar, then lemon juice and extract(s).
- Whisk in eggs, one at a time, beating well between each.
- Add flour, baking powder and salt, and whisk til all dry ingredients are incorporated.
- Pour into baking tin. Arrange the fruit on top of the batter, then sprinkle with nuts, coarse sugar and nutmeg.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until lightly browned around the edges and the middle is slightly firm (not squashy but not hard) and/or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan. Run knife around edge to loosen before removing to serving plate.
- Yields 6-8 servings.
Notes
recipe notes
Some nice combinations to get you started:
- Strawberry Almond
- Blackberry Hazelnut
- Plum + Cherries with Pecans
- Banana Walnuts
- Banana + Blueberries with Pecans
- Peaches + Cherries with Almonds
- Kiwi with Macadamia Nuts
2 keys to maximum flavor:
- Adding just a touch of lemon juice brightens and accents the flavor of the fruit. You might also try orange juice or lime juice to vary the recipe from time to time. After all, that's one of the beauties of this recipe -- its adaptability!
- Lightly toast the nuts before using. You can do this in a cast iron skillet or in the oven. I use a toaster oven, and it takes only a couple minutes to toast 2-4 tablespoons of nuts. Whatever method you use, watch closely as the nuts go from nicely browned to burned in the flash of an eye!