West Virginia Blackberry Cake
I noticed a lack of blackberry recipes and found this one....years of baking experience tells me this is going to be a winner.
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READY IN: 45mins
SERVES: 10
YIELD: 1 layer cake
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 2cups sugar
- 1
- 4
- 3cups flour
- 1teaspoon ground cloves
- 1teaspoon nutmeg
- 1teaspoon cinnamon
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 1cup buttermilk
- 1 1⁄2cups fresh blackberries
- 1
- 1
- 1teaspoon vanilla
- 3
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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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