Mam's Black Cake

Mam's Black Cake

Ingredients:
milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat
leavening agents, baking soda
sugars, granulated
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
spices, nutmeg, ground
spices, cloves, ground
spices, cinnamon, ground
butter, without salt
blackberries, raw
raisins, seeded

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Grease and flour three 8 inch round cake layer pans.
Dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk.
Combine the sugar, 3 1/2 cups of the flour, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, ground cinnamon and the butter.
Stir in the buttermilk mixture.
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.
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.