Grandmas Blackberry Cake Recipe

Grandmas Blackberry Cake Recipe

  • 1 cup fresh blackberries
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • Whipped cream
  1. Toss blackberries with 2 tablespoons of flour; set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs; beat well. Combine baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cloves, allspice and remaining flour; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in blackberries. Pour into a greased and floured 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-50 minutes or until the cake tests done. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with whipped cream if desired.