Colonel Sanders' Old Fashioned Huckleberry Cake

This is my personal recipe for homemade huckleberry cake, a real Southern treat.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 9

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups  fresh huckleberries
• 1  beaten egg
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 cups cake flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3  tablespoons butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract or 1  teaspoon  almond extract

Directions

1. Gradually beat 2/3 cup sugar into the beaten egg until light.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
3. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture alternately with 1/3 cup of milk.
4. Add 3 tablespoons butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract.
5. Beat well, then fold in 1 1/2 cups fresh huckleberries.
6. Pour into an 8" cake pan and bake at 400 degrees for about 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.