Apricot Raspberry Buckle Recipes

APRICOT & RASPBERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line the base of a 23cm square tin. For the crumble mix, put 2 tbsp flour and 25g of the butter with the demerara sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Rub between your fingers until it resembles damp breadcrumbs.
• Tip the remaining flour and butter and the caster sugar, eggs and vanilla in a bowl, then beat until well combined. Lightly fold in half the apricots and raspberries, then spread over the prepared tin.
• Scatter over the remaining fruit, then sprinkle with the crumble mix. Bake for 45-50 mins until light golden, then cool for 10 mins and remove from the tin. Cut into squares and serve warm with cream or ice cream for dessert, or cold for tea.

LEMON RASPBERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs and egg yolk, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. , In a bowl, combine raspberries and sugar; sprinkle over batter. Drop lemon curd by tablespoonfuls over raspberries. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake until fruit is bubbly and a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Let stand 20 minutes before serving. If desired, serve with whipped cream and more fresh raspberries.

RASPBERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 2-quart oval or square baking dish. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition to combine. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder; with mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture until incorporated.
• Spread batter in baking dish. Scatter raspberries on top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean and top is golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool 20 minutes; dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired. With a large spoon, scoop out onto serving plates; serve with a dollop of whipped cream, if desired.

RASPBERRY BUCKLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°; butter an 8 inch square baking pan.
• Make the cake: whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Beat the butter with an electric mixer on med-high speed in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Gradually add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add in the egg, zest, and vanilla; beat until blended.
• Stir in the milk with a rubber spatula.
• Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture with the rubber spatula; the batter will be very thick.
• Toss together the raspberries and lemon juice in a small bowl and gently stir into the batter.
• Transfer to the pan and smooth the top with the rubber spatula.
• Make the topping: whisk together the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl; cut in the butter with a pastry blender until the largest pieces of butter are the size of small peas.
• Sprinkle over the batter.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Cut the buckle into 9 squares and serve warm.