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Grandma’s Blackberry Cake

Name: Grandma’s Blackberry Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 9 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh blackberries; 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 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; Optional: Whipped cream and confectioners' sugar

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5 Reviews

Total Time:Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Diana Martin, Moundsville, West Virginia

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Jun. 30, 2023

A lightly seasoned spice cake lets the wonderful flavor of blackberries shine through in this delectable blackberry cake recipe. —Diana Martin, Moundsville, West Virginia

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Grandma's Blackberry Cake

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Yield:9 servings

Prep:15 min

Cook:45 min

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Ingredients

1 cup fresh blackberries
2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
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
Optional: Whipped cream and confectioners' sugar

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Directions

1
Preheat oven to 350°. Toss blackberries with 1/4 cup flour; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs. Combine baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cloves, allspice and remaining 1-3/4 cups flour; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in blackberries.

2
Pour into a greased and floured 9-in. square baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. If desired, serve with whipped cream and top with confectioners' sugar and additional fresh blackberries.