Easy Blackberry Cobbler

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 ¾ cups milk
• 1 stick butter melted
• 4 cups fresh blackberries if using frozen rinse and pat dry
• 4 tablespoons light brown sugar

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 11×13 baking pan or 12 inch Dutch oven.
• In a large bowl combine the sugar, flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• Whisk in the milk and butter until smooth. Pour the batter into the baking dish or Dutch oven.
• Evenly top the batter with the blackberries.
• Bake for about 50 minutes, then remove from the oven and sprinkle on the brown sugar. Continue to bake for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let cool slightly before serving to allow the cobbler set up a bit.

Pineapple Mandarin Orange Cake

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 4 eggs 
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange segments
• 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan. For a glass baking dish 325 degrees.

Step 2
In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, oil and mandarin oranges with juice. Beat until smooth. Pour batter into a prepared pan.

Step 3
Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Step 4
To make the topping: In a large bowl, beat together whipped topping, pineapple with juice and dry pudding mix until blended. Spread on cake.

Mandarin oranges can also be used in the topping instead of the pineapple. Try other canned fruits.