The Moment-We-Keep Rustic Berry Cake

A recipe for the times that change us. Some moments don't pass — they settle in us like sweetness.

Ingredients

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup softened butter
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• Pinch of sea salt
• 1½ cups mixed berries
• 1 tbsp raw sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and butter a baking dish.
2. Cream the butter and sugar until soft.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
4. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
5. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet, adding the buttermilk.
6. Gently fold in the berries.
7. Pour into the dish and sprinkle with raw sugar.
8. Bake 35–40 minutes until golden.
9. Serve warm, when the moment feels right.