Huckleberry-Honey Cake

This is a wonderful Cherokee recipe. Blueberries may be substituted for the huckleberries.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups + 1 tablespoon unbleached flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup fresh huckleberries or blueberries, or frozen or canned berries, well drained

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar and honey.
3. Beat in eggs and milk.
4. Sift in 1 1/2 cups of the flour, baking powder and salt. Combine thoroughly.
5. In a small bowl, toss berries with remaining flour. Gently fold berries into batter. Pour batter into a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
6. Bake for about 1 hour, until the cake is golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.