This is the cake you always want to have the ingredients on hand because you never know when the neighbors will drop by. It’s moist, sugary, cake-like and a bit cobbler-like, too. It’s called dump cake because you literally dump all the ingredients in a bowl, mix then bake. What emerges from the oven will impress your friends and family, and pretty much guarantee they will always be stopping by in the hopes of getting more of this cake. I highly recommend you dump a whole lot of ice cream or whip cream on top.

Ingredients

1 stick butter (this is the perfect time to use high fat European butter, Kerrygold and Plugra are my favorites)
1-1/4 cup sugar
1 cup self-rising flour (don’t have self-rising? No problem! Add 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder and ¼ teaspoon of salt to all-purpose flour, mix and VOILA you now have self-rising flour!)
1 cup whole milk
2 cups blackberries (fresh or frozen), rinsed and pat dry (if fresh)

Instructions

Melt butter in a microwavable dish.
Pour 1 cup of sugar and all of the flour into a mixing bowl, whisking in milk. Mix well.
Then, pour in melted butter and whisk until all ingredients are fully combined. Don’t overmix though. Mix just until the ingredients are incorporated.
Butter a baking dish. I use a 9×12 which works great and creates a thinner cake. If you want a thicker cake, feel free to use a smaller baking dish. A smaller baking dish means it will take a bit longer to cook because the cake will be thicker, so add cooking time in 5 minute increments.
Pour the batter into the buttered baking dish. Sprinkle blackberries over the top of the batter; distributing evenly. Sprinkle ¼ cup sugar over the top.
Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until golden and bubbly. If you desire, sprinkle an additional teaspoon of sugar over the cobbler 10 minutes before it’s done.
Serve with a heaping spoonful of vanilla ice-cream, whipped cream or both!

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Blackberry Dump Cake