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One Bowl Berry Coffee Cake

I had some berries they weren’t being eaten so I made this delicious berry cake. I had fresh berries but you could also use frozen. This cake is so easy to make, and you only need one bowl. I think it would also taste great with cranberries and lemon extract instead of almond.  One Bowl Berry Coffee Cake Makes 1 11x7” Cake Ingredients 2 cups fresh berries (I used blueberries and strawberries)  1/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup white sugar 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 2 large eggs 3/4 cup sour cream 1/4 cup milk 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup sliced or sliced almonds Brown sugar for topping Directions Preheat the oven to 350F and grease an 11”x7” baking dish. Combine berries and brown sugar in a bowl. Set aside.  Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat in the eggs and extracts until well combined.  Stir in sour cream and milk.  Add the dry ingredie...

Sundried Tomato Pesto with Olives (Vegan)

I could eat this pesto every day! I used jarred sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil because I had some that needed to be used up, but you could re-hydrate the dry ones with some boiling water and use those. I stirred it into pasta, but it would be amazing spread on toast and topped with avocado!

Above: I used only about 6 leaves at first, but added more once it was blended because it wasn't enough. 


Above: I served it on pasta with tomatoes, nutritional yeast and more olive oil. The next day I added beans, wilted greens and cooked broccoli. 

Sun-dried Tomato Pesto with Olives (Vegan)
Makes about 4 tablespoons

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes
  • 6 Kalamata olives
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1/2 cup loosely packed basil
  • 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
  • 1 tablespoon pine nuts
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon pink salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
  1. Place all ingredients in a food processor and give it a buzz until the mixture looks like the image above. That's it. You're done.






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