West Virginia Blackberry Cake Recipes

WEST VIRGINIA BLACKBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Icing (recipe follows) using the last 4 ingredients
• Cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Beat eggs and add to creamed mixture, beating well.
• Combine flour, spices, baking soda and baking powder; whisk well. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, in three additions each, beating until smooth. Fold in berries.
• Pour batter into three greased and floured, 8-inch-round layer pans. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes, or until the top springs back when gently touched. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks. Stack layers, filling and frosting with icing.
• Icing-Combine ingredients and beat until smooth, adding coffee if necessary to achieve a spreading consistency.

GRANDMA'S BLACKBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• 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. , 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.

OLD-FASHIONED FRESH BLACKBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• 2. Grease and flour bundt pan.
• 3. Combine and mix together sour cream and buttermilk. Put this mixture to the side until ready to use.
• 4. Cream sugar and butter.
• 5. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
• 6. Combine all dry ingredients (including spices). Add the dry ingredients alternately with sour cream/buttermilk mixture to the mixture.
• 7. Fold in muddled blackberries.
• 8. Pour into greased and floured bundt pan. Give the pan a light tap on the counter to remove any air bubbles.
• 9. Bake 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until your tester comes out clean. (I use a wooden skewer, which works wonderfully). Remember that not all ovens bake exactly alike,so do not over bake. The tester should be clean but not have crumbs on it.
• 10. I do not ice this cake, as my grandmother and mother did not. I do lightly dust confectioner sugar over the cake before serving at a dinner. If I am just baking for family, I do not add icing or confectioner sugar. It is delicious with a scoop or vanilla bean ice cream. This cake stores well in the refrigerator, and just becomes more moist over time.

GRANDMA NORN'S UNBELIEVABLE BLACKBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• In large bowl mix cake mix, eggs, oil and Jello on high speed with electric mixer about 2 minutes.
• Add berries; mix until blended well.
• Pour into greased and floured 9x13-inch pan.
• Bake at 350 until fork inserted in center comes out clean, about 40-45 minutes.
• Allow cake to cool completely.
• In bowl make icing by beating cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar.
• Frost cake, chill and serve.