Blackberry Cake  Ingredients:       1 teaspoon  baking soda    1 cup  buttermilk       1 cup  shortening or butter    5 eggs, beaten until smooth       2 cups granulated sugar    3 cups  flour       2 teaspoons  cinnamon    2 teaspoons  nutmeg       2 teaspoons  ground allspice    2 teaspoons  ground cloves       1 teaspoon  salt    2 cups  blackberries

Preparation:

Add baking soda to buttermilk. Mix flour, spices and salt together. Add all remaining ingredients except blackberries to the buttermilk-soda mixture; mix well. Add the blackberries (drain all juice, if frozen or canned), and beat until well mixed. Batter will be thick. Grease and flour a tube cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour. May be served plain or with whipped cream.

Categories:  Baked Goods, Baked goods, Cakes, Desert, Dessert, Desserts, Fruit, Fruits, dessert, desserts

Estimated Serving:  12

Estimated preparation time:  25 min.

Language:  English

Shared by:  Jilly    2010/05/21