Blackberry Surprise

20 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • Crunch Topping
  • 1/2 Cup (from an 18.25-oz box) yellow cake mix
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
  • Filling
  • 1 8-oz package cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons Blackberry Jam
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans
  • Cake
  • Remaining cake mix
  • 1 8-oz package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup frozen blackberries
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Directions

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    1. Heat oven to 350F. Lightly spray a 9-in springform pan with nonstick spray.
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    2. Topping: Put first 3 ingredients in a small bowl. Cut with a pasty
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    cutter until mixture resembles small peas. Stir in pecans. Put in
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    freezer until ready for use.
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    3. Filling: With mixer, cream cheese, blackberry jam, powered
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    suger and almond extract. Stir in pecans.
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    4. Cake: Sprinkle frozen blackberries with sugar and set aside. Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large mixing bowl; with
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    mixer, beat at medium speed until smooth. fold in blackberries.
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    Pour half of the batter into the bottom of springform pan,
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    smooth out to edge of pan. Add filling, spoonful at a time, over the bottom layer. Pour remaining batter over filling. Add
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    topping over top of cake.
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    5. Bake 1 hour 10 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in middle of cake comes out clean (cake may settle in middle, that's okay)
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    6. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Run a knife around edge of pan sides. Loosen cake from pan bottom with a wide spatula; slide cake onto serving plate.

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