West Virginia Blackberry Cake
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
1 layer cake
- Serves:
- 10
ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 1⁄2 cups fresh blackberries
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 lb powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons coffee, cold
directions
- Icing (recipe follows) using the last 4 ingredients
- Cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Beat eggs and add to creamed mixture, beating well.
- Combine flour, spices, baking soda and baking powder; whisk well. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, in three additions each, beating until smooth. Fold in berries.
- Pour batter into three greased and floured, 8-inch-round layer pans. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes, or until the top springs back when gently touched. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks. Stack layers, filling and frosting with icing.
- Icing-Combine ingredients and beat until smooth, adding coffee if necessary to achieve a spreading consistency.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bluemonkey
Canada