"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." - Recipe submitted by Jim Morris (The Sarge)

Blackberry Cake

Cake:

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

 

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

1. For Cake: Put soda in buttermilk and mix well.
2. Cream sugar and butter. Add beaten eggs and preserves; remainder of ingredients.
3. Bake at 375°F (190°C) in regular oven, in three 9-inch cake pans until fork or wooden pick comes out clean.
4. For Cream Cheese Frositng: Cream cheese and butter; add flavoring, sugar and cream; mix well and apply to cake, between layers and then over entire cake. Bon Appetite!

Makes 8 servings.