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Mam's Black Cake

By: Maggie  
"This recipe came from my 90-year-old grandmother's handwritten recipe collection."

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Original Recipe Yield 3 -8 inch round cakes
 

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
  • 1/2 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 163 | Total Fat: 3.5g | Cholesterol: 9mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2006 by KELSEYANDTYLERSMOMMY 
This came out great but I did not use raisins. Instead I used 2 cups of blackberries and 2... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 28, 2004 by OCTOVUS 
Very good. This is a spice cake with blackberries in but the flavour is very much there. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 7, 2004 by robertjm 
Didn't have any raisins, so I doubled the blackberries. First off, the cake was beautiful.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2008 by Amy P. 
Delicious! I took the others' advice: doubled up the blackberries & omitted the raisins. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 28, 2006 by Anna 
I found this recipe because I was looking for something without eggs. I wasn't expecting a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2002 by ANNA_JANE 
I found this recipe somewhat difficult to follow (was the butter meant to be melted or... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 12, 2006 by JOLDES 
Good and suprisingly moist. We like the spice amounts as they are. I also melted the butter,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2009 by countrygirl 
The whole family loved this recipe. I doubled the blackberries and omitted the rasins, nutmeg... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 5, 2008 by SnowyTater 
I'm a novice at cooking and thought this recipe was pretty good. I don't have a basis of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2006 by crystalathome Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
This was such an easy recipe. I used Splenda in place of the sugar and that was the only thing... MORE

 
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