Mixed Berry Squares

It's getting warmer outside, which makes me always crave fruit and non-heavy foods. So in honor of this impending warmth, I decided to find a recipe using fresh berries and a light cake... and voila! Here tis! It was devoured before I even tried a bit, which I'd say is a pretty good sign.

I didn't take this photo, but this is what they should look like :)

Gather:

6 ounces blackberries or blueberries or both

6 ounces raspberries

1 cup sliced almonds

4 large eggs

2 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature

1 1/4 cup sugar

1 cup all-purpose flour

2/3 cup almond flour/meal

1/4 cup oat flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

a few squeezes of lemon

a dash of coconut extract

Make:

Preheat the oven to 350.

Whisk the baking powder and flours together and keep aside.

gettin good...

In a  mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together using a hand or stand mixer.  Now, add one egg at a time to the batter and beat till fluffy. Add 1/3rd of the flour mixture to the batter and continue beating till mixed. Similarly, incorporate the rest of the flour into the batter. Add the extracts and lemon.

Pour the cake batter into the baking pan, Randomly spread the berries out onto the surface of the batter keeping the open-end of the berries (raspberries) downward. Sprinkle the almonds on top of the entire cake, sprinkle some raw sugar atop of it all (optional), and bake in the oven for 40 minutes or till knife comes out clean from the center of the cake when poked. Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before you cut.

And this was all that was left :)

enjoy!