Some fruits are so delicious fresh and untouched that you can barely think to cook them. Others, I think, are improved with a little heat. Blackberries are like that for me. I love blackberries and so do my guys, but they have those hard little seeds in there that get stuck in your teeth and detract from the whole experience. But if you bake them, they soften and become much less of a distraction.

These little cakes are delightful. Warm, sweet without being cloying, moist and slightly chewy texture with rich almond flavor and a delicious burst of blackberry every couple of bites. I did these in four ramekins and they were wonderful, but the size was just a touch too big for me. I think just a little smaller would be perfect, so I’ve adjusted the instructions to make 6 instead. You want low, flat ramekins if you have them, so that you get more of the crisp, golden brown crust, but I’m sure it would still work with deeper ones; you may just need to bake them a little longer to make sure the center is done.

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