Easy Berry Butter Cake Recipe

Name: Easy Berry Butter Cake Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour , plus more for coating the pan; 3/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 plus 1/8 teaspoon fine salt; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), softened, plus more for coating the pan; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs , at room temperature; 1/2 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese , at room temperature; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 1 1/2 pounds mixed berries*, washed (if you’re using *strawberries , they’ll also need to be hulled and quartered)

A grown-up version of shortcake, this butter cake is so simple that we decided to finish it with nothing more than berries and a whipped cream topping, making...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients

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Why it works: Flour and almond are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,673 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Easy Berry Butter Cake Recipe

8 to 10 servings

Prep25 min

Cook1 hr 20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1173Calories

38 gProtein

55 gFat

134 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Mascarpone	2 tbsp (28g)	120
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Strawberry	1 cup (152g)	49
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Flour + almondtop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,673 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

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