New England Blackberry Torte Recipes

ORIGINAL BLACKBERRY TORTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream the sugar and butter in a bowl. Add the flour, baking powder, salt, and eggs and beat well.
• Spoon the batter into a springform pan of 8, 9 or 10 inches. Place the plum halves skin side up on top of the batter. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and lemon juice or cinnamon, depending on the sweetness of the fruit.
• Bake 40 minutes to 1 hour, approximately. Remove and cool; refrigerate or freeze if desired. Or cool to lukewarm and serve plain or with whipped or ice-cream. (To serve a torte that was frozen, defrost and reheat it briefly at 300 degrees.)
• To freeze, double-wrap the torte in foil, place in a plastic bag and seal.
• slightly adapted from the New York Times

BLACKBERRY CUSTARD TORTE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar and baking powder; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in egg until dough forms a ball. Press onto the bottom and 2 in. up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. springform pan. , For filling, beat the egg yolks, sour cream, sugar and vanilla in another small bowl just until combined. Sprinkle 2 cups blackberries over crust. Carefully pour sour cream mixture over berries. Place pan on a baking sheet. , Bake at 325° for 1-1/2 hours or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack (center will fall). , Remove sides of pan. Top with whipped cream and remaining blackberries. Refrigerate any leftovers.

BLACKBERRY BROWNIE TORTE

Steps:

• 1. HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 9-inch springform pan with no-stick cooking spray. Combine brownie mix, oil, 1/2 cup jam and egg in large bowl. Stir 50 strokes. Spread in prepared pan.
• 2. BAKE 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Remove sides of pan.
• 3. SPREAD whipped topping to within 1/2-inch of outer edge. Place 2 tablespoons jam and hot fudge topping into corner of two separate resealable plastic bags. Knead until smooth. Cut small tip off corner. Drizzle over whipped topping, first with hot fudge and then with jam. Chill 30 minutes. Cut into wedges to serve.

NEW ENGLAND BLACKBERRY "TORTE"

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift cornmeal through a fine sieve, discarding any coarse grit (there may be 1 to 2 tablespoons grit). Resift cornmeal through fine sieve with baking powder and salt, discarding any coarse grit in sieve (up to 1 tablespoon more).
• Beat together butter and 1 cup sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in cornmeal mixture, then beat in eggs and vanilla until well blended.
• Spread batter in a buttered 9 1/2-inch deep-dish glass or ceramic pie plate or gratin dish.
• Toss berries with lemon juice and strew over batter. Mix remaining tablespoon sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over berries.
• Bake "torte" in middle of oven until top is crusty (berries sink to bottom during baking) and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Serve warm.