Irish Blackberry Crumble Cake

We all know that Peter Rabbit had to miss out on supper because of his escapades while Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail  enjoyed a meal of bread, milk and blackberries.

So I saved a blackberry treat just in case Peter Rabbit feels better soon. 

Did you know that Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail were all girls? 
Irish Blackberry Crumble Cake

Cook’s notes: Recipe adapted from cookingonthefrontburners.com
Ingredients:

• 1-1/4 cups white sugar, divided
• 1 cup blackberries (pint container) 
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 2-1/2 tsp. Saigon cinnamon, divided
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup cooking oats
• 3 TB. cold butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 cup of milk
• ½ tsp. almond extract

Directions:

• Mix 1/4 cup of sugar with 2 teaspoons cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, mix well and set aside. 
• Toss the berries in the cinnamon sugar mixture and set aside for 20 minutes.
• Mix the brown sugar, remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, small butter pieces and oats together and set aside.
• Mix remaining 1 cup sugar with the flour, salt and baking powder together.
• Add the milk and almond extract to the flour mixture and stir until blended.
• Grease an 8 x 8 pan baking dish or quiche dish; pour the milk/flour mixture into the dish. The batter will be thin spread evenly. 
• Place the cinnamon sugared blackberries on top of the batter, evenly distributing the blackberries. 
• Top the berries with the oat,butter and brown sugar mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees 30 minutes or until golden brown on top and the berries are bubbling up.
• Serve warm and splurge with a scoop of ice cream.
  

A friend sent me this NYTimes link to Nancy Willard 's obit. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/books/nancy-willard-dead-author.html?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad

Her fiction and poems — including the first volume of poetry that won a Newbery Medal — charmed audiences with their mix of fanciful illusion and stark reality.

"William Blakes' Inn" is one of my favorite children's book. I even posted about the book and turned out to be one of my most popular pinned postings. Seems Willard 's book does indeed have a huge fan base.