There are certain things I have a big weakness for. Chocolate cake and ice cream for starters and mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, and hummus for a few others. And on occasion, cornbread lathered in butter and drizzled with a bit of honey. I'm not sure where this love of cornbread came from but if you offer me bread, biscuit, or cornbread- I will nearly always (if not always) choose cornbread.
This particular recipe is a riff on this corn cake with blueberries. I updated it to use gluten-free flour, but you could easily pop back over the other recipe and use regular flour. I also changed how I baked it. Instead of an 8 x 8 pan, I used and 8" load pan, creating something that was easily sliceable and something that could be packaged for on the go. I also love how the blackberries turned out (and sliced!)
Gluten Free Blackberry Cornbread Cake
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 60 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins
Ingredients
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons (135 g) Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour (recipe below)
- ½ cup (120 g) fine-ground cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup melted butter, cooled
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 ½ cup blackberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚ and line (or grease) and 8" bread pan.
- In a bowl, stir together AP gluten-free flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk eggs and add maple syrup, melted butter, vanilla extract, and milk. Pour into dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Fold in the blackberries
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Cake should be slightly golden and spring back when lightly pressed. Insert a knife and make sure it comes out clean. Remove from oven, let cool for 5 minutes, then remove from the pan to finish cooling.
Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
- Yield: 4 cups 1x
Ingredients
- 120 g oat flour
- 120 g millet flour
- 120 g sorghum flour
- 60 g cornstarch
- 60 g arrowroot
Instructions
- Mix the flours and starches together. Store in an airtight container until ready to use. Sub as needed for recipes that call for regular flour.
Cassie says
YUMMY!
Laura says
I really like the sound of your GF all purpose mix. Those flours are some of my go-tos for GF baking. And this slice-and-go cake is my favourite kind of treat. Easygoing and just enough sweetness. Those jammy blackberry bits! <3
Anna says
I want a sliceeee yumm
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Lauren Gaskill | Making Life Sweet says
I love everything about this quick bread loaf! Simply delicious, and perfect with some good ol' honey butter.
Millie | Add A Little says
This looks great - I love the big chunks of blackberries!
Kathryn says
This is beautiful. I love the combination of blackberry + corn here - totally dreamy.
Susan says
This corn cake sounds wonderful. And I really appreciate that you included a recipe for gluten-free flour. I personally don't need it, but it's nice to know how to have gluten free flour without it being full of yucky-sounding ingredients.
Amy @ Parsley In My Teeth says
Beautiful! The blackberries at my market have been super delicious this year. Now I have another way to use them up! Can't wait to give this a try.
Jasmin says
Such a beautiful looking cornbread, and very interesting mix of the flours... I will definitely try to make it, just has to wait for my blackberries to become ripe - they are still stubborn green 😉
Amanda says
If there's is cornbread involved, I'm pretty much sold! I love how rustic it looks, a real comfort food. 🙂
Diana says
Made this tonight and it was delicious!
Alexa @ Sweet Little Kitchen says
This looks like the perfect summer dessert or snack! I've never had a corn cake with fruit in it before, but something tells me I'll be making one soon 🙂
Deb @ What's Cooking at Dinner Thyme says
This looks delicious. I can't wait to try it!
Esther says
Do you think this would work with almond milk instead of whole milk?
erin says
I think it would! If you try it- please let me know!
Esther says
It came out great! So moist! I replaced the butter as well with Earth Balance.
Thanks for this!
Esther
★★★★★
Meike says
Made this last night and it turned out great!