Blackberry Nirvana With Vanilla Cognac

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup meukow vanilla cognac (yes, it is expensive)
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 12 ounces blackberries (this is usually 2 baskets)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 in a small bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. set the bowl aside.
• 3 in a medium bowl beat together 1/2 cup butter and the sugar until well combined. beat in the eggs until smooth. stir in the vanilla cognac.
• 4 into the cognac mixture, stir in the dry ingredients to make a batter.
• 5 in a large saute pan or skillet, melt the remaining butter over medium heat. stir in the brown sugar and cook until the brown sugar dissolves and begins to simmer (bubble).
• 6 add the blackberries, stir to coat, and cook 2 minutes.
• 7 remove the pan from the heat. spoon the batter over the blackberries.
• 8 place in the oven and bake 30 minutes.
• 9 remove from the oven and let cool in the pan 10 minutes.
• 10 being very careful, invert the pan (turn it over) onto a serving platter bigger than the pan (yes, you want the bottom to be the top). let cool slightly before slicing and serving.