Mixed-Berry Spoon Cake

By flippyfroggirl

Variations: 4 lbs fruit; peaches, nectarines, apricots: cut into lg wedges
or 4 lbs plums: cut into 1 in cubes
or 6 pints blueberries + 2 T fresh lemon juice

Ingredients

• FILLING:
• 4 pints strawberries, 2 lbs
• 2 pints blackberries, 12 oz
• 2 pints raspberries, 12 oz
• 3/4 c sugar
• 2 T cornstarch
• BATTER:
• 1 1/2 c flour
• 1 c sugar
• 2 t lemon zest
• 1 1/2 t baking powder
• 1 t kosher salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 c milk
• 1 t pure vanilla
• 1 1/2 sticks butter, melted

Preparation

Step 1

Make Filling: in bowl toss berries with sugar and cornstarch and let stand for 10 min.
Make Batter: preheat oven to 375. In med bowl whisk flour with sugar, zest, powder and salt. In sm bowl whisk eggs with milk and vanilla. Whisk liquid into dry ingredients til evenly moistened. Whisk in melted butter til smooth. Spread filling into 9x13 baking dish. Spoon batter on top, leaving small gaps. Bake in center of oven for 1 hr, til fruit is bubbling and toothpick test is clean. Let stand 1 hr before serving.