Grandma’s Blackberry Cake
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min.
YIELD: 9 servings.
A lightly seasoned spice cake lets the wonderful flavor of blackberries shine through in this delectable blackberry cake recipe. —Diana Martin, Moundsville, West Virginia
Ingredients
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1 cup fresh blackberries
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2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1 cup sugar
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
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3/4 cup buttermilk
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Optional: Whipped cream and confectioners' sugar
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. Toss blackberries with 1/4 cup flour; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs. Combine baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cloves, allspice and remaining 1-3/4 cups flour; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in blackberries.
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2.
Pour into a greased and floured 9-in. square baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. If desired, serve with whipped cream and top with confectioners' sugar and additional fresh blackberries.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 312 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 75mg cholesterol, 410mg sodium, 47g carbohydrate (24g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.
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