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August 2, 2011
Blackberry Cake
Traditional Cakes & Pies
Prep time:
16 minutesbaking time:
17 to 20 minutes“I was always amazed that tangy blackberries could make such a sweet cake.”
Ingredients
Serves 18
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup mashed blackberries
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 425ºF.
2
Combine granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs.
3
Combine buttermilk and baking soda in a small bowl and stir to dissolve baking soda.
4
Add blackberries, buttermilk mixture, cinnamon and cloves to sugar mixture and mix well. Add the flour and mix well.
5
Spoon mixture into a 12 × 8-inch baking pan. Bake until cake starts to pull from the sides of the pan, about 17 to 20 minutes; do not overbake.
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Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma's Secret Trick
A potato masher worked best for mashing blackberries, according to Grandma. She poured about 11/4 cups blackberrries into a bowl, then crushed them with a potato masher to get the berries just the right texture for this cake.
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