Grandma Norns Unbelievable Blackberry Cake Food

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.

FRESH BLACKBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift together the flour, sugar, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves in a large bowl.
• Add the eggs, butter, buttermilk and blackberries and beat 1 minute with a mixer on medium speed.
• Stir in the baking soda, pecans and raisins (if using).
• Pour the batter in a greased and floured bundt pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until the cake tests for doneness.

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.

GRANDMA'S BLACKBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a bundt cake pan and prepare a pan for 12 cupcakes. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing until each one is blended in. Dissolve the baking soda in the water and stir this mixture into the batter along with the blackberry jam.
• 2. Combine the flour, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. Stir into the batter by hand, alternating with the buttermilk. Fold in the walnuts. Divide the batter into the bundt pan and cupcakes. Bake in the preheated oven until the top of the cakes spring back when lightly touched, about 35 minutes. Cupcakes will be done before bundt pan.
• 3. Set cupcakes on a wire rack to cool. Cool the cake in the bundt pan until warm to the touch, then invert the cake over a wire rack and remove pan to cool completely. If you wish you may frost with cream cheese frosting and (optional)garnish with more blackberry jam and fresh or frozen blackberries.
• 4. If you like you may freeze this cake before frosting it. When you remove from freezer, let thaw before icing.