Mam's Black Cake
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Description
This recipe came from my 90-year-old grandmother's handwritten recipe collection.
Ingredients
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 cups white sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup fresh blackberries
- 1 cup raisins
Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8 inch round cake layer pans.
- 2. Dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk.
- 3. Combine the sugar, 3 1/2 cups of the flour, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, ground cinnamon and the butter. Stir in the buttermilk mixture.
- 4. Toss the blackberries and raisins with the remaining 1/2 cup of flour to coat. Mix in the blackberries and the raisins into the batter and stir until evenly distributed. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
- 5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center of the cakes comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 3 -8 inch round cakes
calories: 163.4 kcal
carbohydrates: 31.3 g
protein: 2.5 g
saturated fat: 2.1 g
cholesterol: 8.8 mg
sodium: 124 mg
fiber: 1 g
sugar: 17.3 g
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