Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Prep
- Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Add cold butter cubes and cut in with a pastry cutter or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces. Refrigerate while making the batter.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt until well combined.
- In another large bowl, beat softened butter and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla, scraping down the bowl as needed.
- Reduce mixer to low. Add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with sour cream in two additions, beginning and ending with flour. Mix just until combined - do not overmix.
- Gently fold in 1 cup berries. Spread half the batter into the prepared pan. Scatter remaining 1/2 cup berries over the batter. Dollop remaining batter on top and spread evenly - it does not need to be perfect.
- Sprinkle crumb topping evenly over the batter, breaking up any large clumps. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then remove springform ring and cool completely.
Notes
Toss berries with 1 tablespoon flour before folding in to prevent sinking. Use frozen berries straight from the freezer - do not thaw or they will bleed into the batter. The cake keeps well covered at room temperature for 2 days, or refrigerate for up to 5 days.
