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Blackberry Spelt Cake With Lemon Glaze

Published: Aug 16, 2020 · Modified: Sep 14, 2022 by Baked · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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This blackberry spelt cake is bursting with late summer blackberries! Topped with zingy lemon glaze, it’s perfect for summer gatherings.

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This post first appeared on May 24, 2018 and was last updated February 18, 2021.

If you’ve seen our baking with Bundt pans tutorial, you’re ready to relish the flavours of late-summer blackberries and lemon in this beautiful blackberry spelt cake.

Blackberries are at their peak in August. After waiting patiently for the brambles to droop with dark berries, we fill our baskets with the dark purple fruits. The berries practically melt in our hands as we pluck them from the thorny branches! Juicy beyond belief, with the most delicate floral-like flavour, blackberries are, without a doubt, one of our favourite summer bounties.

Don’t let summer slip away without giving this recipe a try! You’ll be pleased you did.

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a hand reaching for blackberries on a vine and a side view of a blackberry bundt cake

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Ingredients

For The Blackberry Spelt Cake

  • flax meal
  • water
  • olive oil
  • cane sugar
  • sprouted spelt flour
  • baking soda
  • baking powder
  • sea salt
  • almond milk
  • lemon zest
  • vanilla
  • apple cider vinegar
  • fresh blackberries

For The Lemon Glaze

  • confectioners sugar ( also called icing sugar or powdered sugar)
  • lemon juice
  • lemon zest
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Method

Make The Blackberry Spelt Cake:

Preheat the oven and generously grease a bundt pan.

In a large bowl, combine the flax meal and water and let sit for 5 minutes. Stir the olive oil and sugar into the flax meal mixture until combined. Set aside.

In another bowl, sift together the spelt flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. 

In a small bowl, mix together the almond milk, lemon zest, vanilla, and apple cider vinegar.

Alternatively add the flour mixture and almond milk mixture to the flax meal, stirring between each addition until everything is combined. Add in the blackberries and gently fold into the cake batter until evenly distributed.

Spoon the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake in the pre-heated oven for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Remove the cake from the oven and cool, in the pan, on a wire rack for 15-20 minutes. Gently run a thin spatula or knife around the edge of the cake (including the centre tube). Place the cooling rack on top of the pan and flip the cake over while firmly holding the rack in place. Be sure to use oven mitts if the pan isn’t cool enough to handle. Once you feel the cake drop, gently lift off the pan. Cool the cake completely, about 3 to 4 hours, then gently transfer it to a serving plate.

Make The Lemon Glaze:

In a medium bowl, stir together the glaze ingredients and mix well to ensure there are no lumps. Start with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and if the glaze seems too thick, add the remaining juice by the teaspoon. Drizzle the lemon glaze over the top of the cooled blackberry spelt cake, garnish with fresh blackberries (optional), and serve.

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Tips & Notes

Check out our 8 Essential Tip For Baking With Bundt Pans post if you’re new to the world of baking bundt cakes.

This recipe works best in a fairly open Bundt pan without tight crevices. Because spelt flour contains less gluten than all-purpose flour, it can be more prone to breaking if you’re not careful. So long as you give your pan a good greasing beforehand, you shouldn’t have any troubles.

Substitutions

Any summer berry will work in this recipe, so feel free to experiment as the season allows.

The mixture of flax meal and water is essentially an egg substitute which helps bind the cake ingredients together. To learn more, check out this post called Our 6 Favourite Egg Substitutes.

Sprouted spelt flour adds a nutty taste to this cake which is a wonderful compliment to the berries. Feel free to substitute white all-purpose flour for the spelt, or a 60:40 ratio of all-purpose flour to whole wheat flour if you prefer.

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More Summer Berry Inspiration

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Blackberry & Sweet Basil Galette

Recipe

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Blackberry Spelt Cake With Lemon Glaze

4.5 from 2 votes
Author: Heidi Richter
Yield: 12
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 50 mins
Total Time 1 hr
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Description

 

This blackberry spelt cake is bursting with late summer blackberries! Topped with zingy lemon glaze, it's perfect for summer gatherings.

Equipment

  • 10-inch (25-cm) bundt pan or fluted tube pan
  • pastry brush
  • Measuring cups and spoons or a digital kitchen scale
  • 3 Mixing bowls
  • Wooden spoon
  • Wire rack

Ingredients
 

For the Cake

  • 2 tablespoons flax meal
  • 4 tablespoons water
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 1 cup cane sugar
  • 2-½ cups sprouted spelt flour
  • 1-½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1-½ cups almond milk
  • 2 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 cups blackberries, plus extra for garnish

For the Lemon Glaze

  • 1-½ cups confectioners sugar, sifted
  • 3-4 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375ºF (190ºC). Grease a 10-inch (25-cm) bundt pan or fluted tube pan generously with olive oil and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine the flax meal and water and let sit for 5 minutes.
  • Stir the olive oil and sugar into the flax meal mixture until combined. Set aside.
  • In another bowl, sift together the spelt flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. 
  • In a small bowl, mix together the almond milk, lemon zest, vanilla, and apple cider vinegar.
  • Alternatively add the flour mixture and almond milk mixture to the flax meal, stirring between each addition until everything is combined. Add in the blackberries and gently fold into the cake batter until evenly distributed.
  • Spoon the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake in the pre-heated oven for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  • Remove the cake from the oven and cool, in the pan, on a wire rack for 15-20 minutes.
  • Gently run a thin spatula or knife around the edge of the cake (including the centre tube).
  • Place the cooling rack on top of the pan and flip the cake over while firmly holding the rack in place. Be sure to use oven mitts if the pan isn't cool enough to handle. Once you feel the cake drop, gently lift off the pan.
  • Cool the cake completely, about 3 to 4 hours, then gently transfer it to a serving plate.

Prepare the Glaze

  • In a medium bowl, stir together the glaze ingredients and mix well to ensure there are no lumps.
  • Start with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and if the glaze seems too thick, add the remaining juice by the teaspoon.
  • Drizzle the lemon glaze over the top of the cooled blackberry spelt cake, garnish with fresh blackberries (optional), and serve.

Notes

This recipe works best in a fairly open Bundt pan without tight crevices.
An equal measure of all-purpose flour can be used in exchange for spelt.
Confectioner’s sugar is also known as icing sugar, or powdered sugar.
The cake will last covered for up to 5 days in the fridge.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 300mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 22g
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