Delicious Mulberry Crumble Cake !

We have a huge Mulberry Tree on our driveway which produces the most magnificent Mulberries during November each year. I'm always looking for lovely recipes for Mulberries and thought this one was perfect. as a special after dinner desert or for afternoon tea on the lawn at Mulberry Lodge. I found this delicious recipe at Cook Republic 

 MULBERRY CRUMBLE CAKE  RECIPE  - Click the more button for the recipie

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Makes – To Serve 6

Ingredients: 

60g butter, melted and cooled
1 cup self-raising flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 1/2 cups very ripe mulberries, stalks trimmed

for the crumble

1 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
60g butter, softened

Method

Preheat oven to 180C (350F). Grease and line an 8inch round spring form pan with baking paper.

Combine ingredients for cake except the mulberries in a large bowl. Beat until light and fluffy.

Combine ingredients for the crumble in a separate bowl. Mix gently by rubbing with your fingertips till the mixture resembles bread crumbs.

Spoon batter into the prepared tin. Top with most mulberries and reserve some to decorate. Finally top with crumble. Bake in pre heated oven for approximately 35 minutes until golden and cooked through. Serve warm dusted with icing sugar, topped with extra mulberries and with fresh cream or ice cream.