Two Three years ago on the 4th of July, Frog Prince and I wanted some festive dessert to celebrate. We had cherries and blueberries. Red and Blue. All we needed was some white cake...!
4th of July Cherry Berry Dessert - Finding Joy in My Kitchen Original
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~1 C cherries, fresh
~1.5 C blueberries, fresh
Dough
1/4 C butter
1/4 C applesauce
3/4 C brown sugar
2 C flour (I used 1 C whole wheat)
1 1/2 C milk
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
Topping
~ 1 C sugar
2 T corn starch
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
1/2 C boiling water
Melt butter and then cream in the sugar and applesauce.
Mix together dry ingredients and add them to the wet ones; stir until moist. The dough will resemble a thicker pancake batter.
Spread dough in a greased 9x13 glass baking dish.
Sprinkle the cherries and blueberries over the dough and top with cinnamon and nutmeg, to taste.
YUM
Mix together the sugar and cornstarch. Sprinkle over the berries. Yes, this seems like a lot of sugar -- you can likely cut it down to 3/4 C, depending on the tartness/sweetness of your berries.
Boil 1/2 C water and carefully pour the water over the top of the cake mixture. Strange, I know -- trust me. It's good.
Bake at 350 for 1-1.5 hours, or until cake is set in the center. This dessert will be gooey... just make sure the center is set before serving.
Serve with white whipped cream and you have a red, white and blue festive dessert!
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Monday, June 29, 2009
4th of July Cherry Berry Dessert
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This actually looks really good and it sounds like it's very simple to make. I am definitely adding this to my recipe binder.
ReplyDeleteLooks very easy and very yummy! Cherries and blueberries sounds like a great combination.
ReplyDeleteI love cherries and blueberries. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
ReplyDeleteThis looks sooo good!
ReplyDeleteNot only delish but festive too.
ReplyDeleteThat looks so good!!! I have blueberries but no cherries.. I do have strawberries.. Humm...wonderering if that would work? Thanks for the recipe and thanks for linking up to Tempt My Tummy Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteThat looks yummy! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDelete~Liz
Love it that it's homemade. That always tastes better than a box.
ReplyDeleteIs this recipe missing some liquid ingredients? I followed your directions and the dough was stiff, like cookie dough! I ended up adding eggs, milk, and vanilla. We'll see how it turns out.
ReplyDeleteYum! Sounds so good!
ReplyDeletesooooo scrumptious! Cherry seems to be the fruit for 4th of July. I have never baked with cherries before but I will try out your recipe. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteThat looks really lovely - I so enjoy fresh fruit in cakes and desserts!
ReplyDeleteCherries don't get used enough! This looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYum, Yum, YUM!! Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing at tasty tuesdays. Feel free to come back next Tuesday and share more great ideas.
ReplyDeletealicia @ a beautiful mess
All these tasty desserts for the holiday weekend - I'm going to gain 20 pounds! Thanks so much. It really looks tasty!
ReplyDeleteThat is so good! Visiting you from Tasty Tuesdays!
ReplyDeleteThis looks really good and i bet it tastes really good!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up!
~Liz