berry brown sugar cake

A vanilla cake with sweet, fresh berries and brown sugar that come together to form a beautiful, crunchy topping.

In all it's simplicity, it's an impressive cake.

It's been rainy here since Sunday and with all of the darkness and gloom, I needed something bright and beautiful to make it all better.  This cake did the trick.  Being stuck indoors is making me a bit stir crazy.  Speaking of crazy, tonight I'm planning to get my way into a sold-out concert via illegal scalper.  Now that's crazy.

Berry Brown Sugar Cake
2 eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup fresh berries (I used blackberries and raspberries)
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar, reserved for topping

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Butter and flour a springform pan; Set aside.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together canola oil and sugar until well blended.  Whisk in eggs and vanilla. 
3. In a separate bowl, sift the flour and baking powder.   
4. Fold into egg mixture by hand to form a thick batter.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.  Add the berries over top in a single layer. 
6. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the cake and berries.
7. Bake 45 min to 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.