blackberry cake with mascarpone cream

If you ever foraged for blackberries in dodgy-looking hedges as a child, then you know that a) them’s thorny pickings, and b) blackberries are totally delicious and thus worth all the injuries you sustain as a result of sourcing them. Hopefully you won’t have to delve into any thorn-riddled flora in order to nab some blackberries for this recipe from The Artful Desperado. After all, you’ll want your fingers fully intact for licking that hazelnut-infused cake batter and that marscapone cream with just the slightest hint of vanilla. Oh golly. Enjoy baking this one, guys (and gobbling it down, too).