Blackberry Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
A Blackberry Cake with cream cheese frosting is the perfect old fashion homemade cake recipe made with fresh blackberries. Just a hint of lemon makes this a perfect summer dessert!
Yield: 16
Calories: 331kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups fresh blackberries
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 2 ¼ cups sugar split
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 eggs room temperature
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons lemon instant pudding mix
- 1 cup milk
Frosting
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 - 2 ½ cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
Cake Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and lightly flour three round 8-inch cake pans and set aside. (I use baking spray with flour.)
- Mix 1/4 of sugar, a pinch of cinnamon and blackberries in a bowl and set aside.
- Combine flour, pudding mix and salt in a small mixing bowl.
- Beat butter or margarine with a mixer at medium speed until it's whipped and fluffy
- Add the remaining sugar (2 cups) and vanilla, beat well.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add dry flour mixture and milk alternately, beating on low speed after each addition.
- Place berries in cake pan.
- Pour batter over the berries and lighting swirl with a spoon.
- Lightly tap the cake pan on the counter until the batter has spread in the entire pan.
- Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- When cake has baked, remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before removing cake from pans.
- When cake is completely cool, stack layers with the cream cheese frosting. Then cover the entire cake with more frosting.
Frosting Directions
- Beat the butter and cream cheese together in a large bowl using a hand or stand mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy (about 2–3 minutes).
- Add the vanilla and salt, beat again to combine.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating on low to start, then increasing to medium-high until fluffy and spreadable. Start with 2 cups and add more if you want a thicker, sweeter frosting.
Notes
For a zesty twist, add a teaspoon of lemon zest or a splash of fresh lemon juice into the cream cheese frosting.
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Nutrition
Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 201mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 475IU | Vitamin C: 4.7mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 0.6mg