BLACKBERRY CAKE

By stepjo7269

Recipe submitted by Jim Morris (The Sarge)

Ingredients

• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup blackberry preserves (seedless)
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, allspice & nutmeg
• Pinch salt
• ● Put soda in buttermilk and mix well.
• ● Cream sugar and butter. Add beaten eggs and preserves; remainder of ingredients.
• ● Bake at 375 F (190 C) in regular oven, in three 9-inch cake pans until fork or wooden pick comes out clean.
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 (1-pound) package confectioner's sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 1 tablespoon cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ● Cream cheese and butter; add flavoring, sugar and cream; mix well and apply to cake, between layers and then over entire cake. Bon Appetite!

Preparation

Step 1

"Here is my recipe for Blackberry Cake. It is a old Bonner family recipe. I can remember Mom cooking this cake back around the late 40's."