Monday, April 30, 2012

Weekend Baking - Blackberry Crumb Cake

My mom is such a bad influence. Yesterday afternoon, I'm trying to be extra studious and work on my papers when she starts begging me to help her bake something for a dinner at a friend's house Monday evening. Haha. Ok she didn't really beg. It is quite possible that I volunteered because...I'm just so tired of studying! All I wanted to do was relax, mix together a few ingredients and attempt to keep my brain from turning to complete mush! Ok, maybe I'm being a little dramatic. Let's blame those end-of-semester emotions again...

My mom clipped this recipe from Real Simple ages ago and we finally decided to give it a try. We both realized that neither of us have baked with blackberries before this crumb cake. Boy-oh-boy were we missing out! It is SO good. Thankfully we made two of these lovely little crumb cakes, one for my parents to take to dinner and one to stay at the house, so I could try a piece. It is delicious! I definitely look forward to studying with a slice of this blackberry goodness and a cup of tea.

There's nothing like a little baking to take my mind off of school stress.

Also, you guys are so right, an "I break for baking" bumper sticker would be amazing. ;-)

Have a great Monday! Have you baked anything new lately?



24 comments:

  1. This looks delicious. I've baked only a handful of things ever in my life but my post uni assignments resolution is to at least double that tally before the year is out so this recipe has jumped to the top of my list! Good luck with your studying...I feel your pain!

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  2. This looks so good and very pretty :)

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  3. That looks so yummy! Real Simple is my favorite magazine ever.

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  4. Oh- it's an apron! I have some of that fabric (in the first photo), and when I saw it in the last post, I couldn't figure out whether it was a tablecloth or what. :)

    That looks really good!

    ~Kristin

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  5. o... this looks so yummy!


    grace
    http://herumbrella.com

    (I'm having a giveaway!)

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  6. That looks delicious! PS have you seen these cupcakes?! Totally thought of you dear (:
    http://hellogiggles.com/d-i-y-knitting-cupcakes

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  7. wow! This looks uh-mazing!! I love your baking posts Meredith!

    And great first shot!! Looks like a cover for Mollie Makes ;D

    Jen xx

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  8. That looks so yummy! I want some cake... for breakfast.

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  9. that look delicious and your nails look fabulous. :)

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  10. Looks delicious! I've baked quite a few new things recently - a chocolate and sour cream cake with raspberries, Anzac biscuits and damper. I find that baking helps with stress - it's just concentrating on the ingredients and method, completely switched off from everything else. So calming and nice.

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  11. I couldn't agree more: baking is such a great escape from an overloaded brain! I pulled my sourdough starter out of the fridge after months of neglect this weekend for the same reason. Baking a fresh loaf of bread sounds so appealing to me after a long week of work.

    Oh...and the cake looks delish! Enjoy!

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  12. hi meredith
    a more beautiful and optimal revenue
    well, I'm more a lover of your blog and read that you will change your apartment. Just wanted to wish you good luck.
    My name is Rafaela Hiru, I am Brazilian ceara of strength and always follow your blog. Maybe one day you try one of my cupcakes.
    that's all.
    Tchau.
    Beijos

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  13. Blackberries are my favourite! They're always guaranteed to make any dish even better. xx

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  14. Blackberries are so good, it seems delicious!
    You were right to have a little break with baking, it's good to have some rest from time to time! (but not to much, be carefull ^__~)
    Good luck for your final exams.

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  15. Yes I have been baking too! :)

    I tried my hand at baking lemon poppy seed muffins from scratch and they actually turned out great! I was so pleased.

    Baking really is a nice little creative outlet, isn't it? Nice pictures of the cakes. They look really tasty.

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  16. I just ate one from Grand Central Baking Company. It is so delicious!!

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  17. This looks great, blackberries are one of my favorites! :) xo

    http://www.insidethebirdcage.com

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  18. This looks super delicious! I was going to make millionaire's shortbread at the weekend but it didn't happen! Might try it tonight...baking on a school night! Yey!

    x

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  19. i'm drooling.
    blackberries + pecans = drooling.
    can't wait to give this a try.

    I baked s'more cookies and apple beet muffins last week,
    both so good (:

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  20. one BIG yum!

    xo
    theyoungbridgetjones.blogspot.com

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  21. Oh my...this look amazing! The photos look GREAT too.

    I just happily found your blog and find you so inspiring!

    Happy Friday!
    -jenipher

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  22. These pictures make my mouth water! I don't think I've ever cooked with blackberries either. What a shame! I'll have to try this

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  23. It looks delicious. I have never tried it.
    xoxo

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