Blackberry Cake

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup shortening or butter
• 5 eggs, beaten until smooth
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons ground allspice
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups blackberries
  

Instructions

1. Grease and flour a tube cake pan.
2. Add baking soda to buttermilk.
3. Mix flour, spices and salt together.
4. Add all remaining ingredients except blackberries to the buttermilk-soda mixture; mix well.
5. Add the blackberries (drain all juice, if frozen or canned), and beat until well mixed. Batter will be thick.
6. Bake in prepared tube cake pan at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
7. May be served plain or with whipped cream.