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    Published on Jul 12, 2014. Modified on Nov 11, 2024 by bakingqueen74. This post may contain affiliate links. 5 Comments

    Slow Cooker Lemon and Blackberry Cake

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    A delicious slow cooker lemon and blackberry cake with tinned blackberries, so good!

    Cake on a white plate, with a slice cut out.

    Trying out different cakes in my slow cooker has become a bit of a favourite pastime of mine.

    We do eat healthy food most (some) of the time, honest :-). 

    This time I found a tin of blackberries in the cupboard which must have been there for a while as I usually stick to fresh fruit, especially in the summer.

    I thought I’d use them up in a bake and use up a lemon languishing in my fruit bowl as well. The idea for the cake was born.

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    • Tips making cakes in a slow cooker
    • Ingredients
    • How long to cook a cake for in a slow cooker
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    Tips making cakes in a slow cooker

    Slow cooking a cake might seem like an odd thing to do, but it keeps lovely and moist, and you can get on with other things without having to keep your eye on the oven as much, especially when you have got to know your slow cooker like I have.

    The slow cooker I used today is round and 3.5 litres in size, and it runs very hot, usually trying to burn the edges of cakes, and bringing dishes to simmering point quite quickly.

    Use a clean tea towel/dish towel under the lid of your slow cooker to prevent drips from making the cake all wet.

    Line your slow cooker with either baking parchment or even better a large round cake case (available in the UK from shops like Poundland).

    Ingredients

    Here what you will need for this recipe, get the quantities from the recipe card further down:

    • butter
    • caster sugar
    • eggs
    • plain flour
    • baking powder
    • milk
    • lemon zest
    • tinned blackberries in syrup
    • icing sugar
    • blueberries

    How long to cook a cake for in a slow cooker

    So due to it being a very quick slow cooker, to make this cake I put the slow cooker on high for one hour, to get it going, then switched to low for the second hour.

    No burning and still a well cooked, firm cake, when tested with a skewer.

    If you bake a cake in your own slow cooker, take into account whether your cooker runs hot or slow, and it should generally take between 1-2 hours on high.

    You will need to check it regularly the first time, to watch out for burning.

    Making the Slow Cooker Lemon and Blackberry Cake

    Back to the cake, the lemon zest goes really well with the blackberry purée, and creates a real summery flavour. 

    If you use whole blackberries instead of mashing up blackberries from a tin, just bear in mind they will sink to the bottom during the slow cooking process.

    I topped my cake with blueberry flavoured buttercream icing, as I had run out of blackberries, and the icing had a lovely purplish pink colour to it which added to the overall effect.

    Before baking, swirl the mashed blackberries through the cake batter so it is distributed through the cake evenly.

    Slow Cooker Lemon and Blackberry Cake

    Top with the blueberry buttercream icing and enjoy the soft sponge with swirls of blackberry puree, with the thick layer of frosting on top.

    A delicious summery slow cooked cake!

    Cake with buttercream icing on a white plate.

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    Slow cooker blackberry and lemon cake - a really summery crockpot cake

    Recipe

    Cake with a slice cut out, with buttercream icing.

    Slow Cooker Lemon and Blackberry Cake

    A fruity slow cooker cake with lemon flavoured sponge and blackberry swirled through the batter
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Baking
    Cuisine: Slow Cooker
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 2 hours hours
    Total Time: 2 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 622kcal
    Author: Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

    Ingredients

    For the cake:

    • 125 g butter
    • 125 g caster (superfine) sugar
    • 2 medium free-range eggs
    • 250 g plain (all-purpose) flour
    • 2 tsp baking powder
    • 200 ml milk
    • zest of a lemon
    • 1 tin blackberries in syrup drained and mashed up, or use fresh berries, blueberries or blackberries work well

    For the blueberry buttercream icing:

    • 300 g icing sugar
    • 150 g unsalted butter
    • a handful of blueberries or blackberries
    UK Measurements – US Measurements

    Equipment

    round slow cooker
    round slow cooker
    cake liners
    cake liners
    mixing bowl
    mixing bowl

    Instructions 

    • Cream together the butter and sugar using an electric whisk.
      125 g butter, 125 g caster (superfine) sugar
    • Whisk together eggs and milk in a jug. Get the flour and baking powder ready in another bowl.
      2 medium free-range eggs, 250 g plain (all-purpose) flour, 200 ml milk, 2 tsp baking powder
    • Add some of the egg and milk mixture to the butter and sugar, followed by some of the flour mixture, and mix well. Keep adding until it is all in.
    • Add the zest of the lemon and stir.
      zest of a lemon
    • Grease your slow cooker pot and put in a cake case or baking paper.
    • Put half the cake mixture in, then put in the puréed blackberries.
      1 tin blackberries in syrup
    • Add the rest of the cake mixture on top and swirl slightly.
    • Cook for 1-2 hrs on high (see notes above) or until a skewer comes out clean.
    • Remove from the pot when it has cooled enough to handle, and allow it to cool fully on a rack. This will take quite a while.
    • Once it is completely cool you can ice it if you want to (or just eat it up!). I topped mine with blueberry buttercream made with 150 g butter, softened, and approx. 300 g icing sugar, whizzed up using the electric whisk. I microwaved a handful of blueberries in a little water for a minute on high, then left it to cool and removed the skins. Then I stirred the juice into the buttercream little by little to achieve the desired colour.
      300 g icing sugar, 150 g unsalted butter, a handful of blueberries

    Notes

    Slow cooker size: 3.5 litre.
    Did you try and love this recipe?Then please leave a star rating and comment below to let me know how you got on!

     

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    Comments

    1. Corrine Sailus says

      April 03, 2015 at 5:24 pm

      Would be better if the ingredients were in cups, teaspoons, etc.

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        April 03, 2015 at 5:26 pm

        Hi Corrine, I am in England and we don’t use those measurements, but when I have a moment I’ll convert them for US cup measurements

        Reply
    2. Hayley @ Hay In A Day says

      July 15, 2014 at 6:30 am

      Wow I’ve really got to try more things in my slow cooker. My repertoire basically consists of stews! I never realised you could do cakes in one! Got to try this. #bakeoftheweek

      Reply
    3. Helen at Casa Costello says

      July 14, 2014 at 9:54 pm

      Oh wow! I’ve never made a cake in my slow cooker but am definitely tempted due to yours. That looks incredible. Thanks so much for joining in with #Bakeoftheweek – Great to have you part of the team. x

      Reply
    4. Corina says

      July 14, 2014 at 1:05 am

      I really want to have a go at making a cake in my slow cooker as this sounds lovely. I keep being a bit scared of it though but as this turned out so well I really should bite the bullet.

      Reply
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