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Raspberry CakeRaspberry Cake

A light, fluffy and flavoursome cake! A treat for any summer day.

Ingredients

100g unsalted butter, softened1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt1 cup sugar1 large egg1/2 cup milk1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract400g raspberries hulled and halved50g chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-inch pie plate. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a medium bowl.
Put butter and 1 cup sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low; mix in egg, milk, and vanilla.
Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture. Then add chocolate chips to the mix.
Transfer batter to buttered pie plate. Arrange raspberries on top of batter, cut sides down and as close together as possible. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over berries.
Bake cake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Bake until cake is golden brown and firm to the touch, about 1 hour. Let cool in pie plate on a wire rack. Cut into wedges