Comments on: Fresh Blackberry Cake

By: jm903b

jm903b — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:57:08 +0000

I just made this cake, I’m waiting for it to cool right now so I can frost it… I got to tast a bit of it that stuck to the bottom (just a little bit) and it was DELICIOUS! I think my pans were actually 9 inch so it seems like I should’ve used more berries, it didn’t fill the bottom of the pan like her blog shows, but I think it’ll still do the job! I’m looking for a buttercream frosting recipe right now so I can get it frosted. I’ll be back to review tonight after my my daughter’s birthday party!

By: rtcash

rtcash — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:32:22 +0000

I love blackberries! can’t wait to make this! thanks for sharing

By: pukingpastilles

pukingpastilles — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:43:13 +0000

Excellent cake! Mine did not cave in (and I’m really bad at baking – if it is possible to ruin it, I will). We had company over and everyone loved it! The blackberries are a perfect blend with the amazingly simple cake. I also used sodarnhappy’s buttercream and it was phenomenal.

Mine did stick to the pan (only some the blackberries) but they came out much better from my more expensive pans than the old crappy one. Also, it was a good excuse to eat the cake that stuck to the pan right away! It is SO good straight out of the oven, no icing.

By: madefromscratch

madefromscratch — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:59:21 +0000

Would these bake up ok as cupcakes? My son’s birthday is on Sunday and these sound delish!

By: gotnutella

gotnutella — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:24:32 +0000

I made this cake for a baby shower and it was wonderful! I only did two layers so the cook time was increased significantly. The cake was a lot like a pound cake; very dense. I thought the fruit worked beautifully on the bottom of the cake pans. Delicious!

By: jbfanguy

jbfanguy — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:38:48 +0000

This cake was decent but it caved in the middle. Also, as much as I greased the cake pan–it stuck to the cake. If I make this again–I will mix in the berries in the batter and then bake it that way. I’d also increase the pudding powder. I could barely taste the lemon in it.

This wasn’t anything I’d make regularly to serve.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:12:03 +0000

When my youngest son turned one we had recently moved to Oregon from So Cal and were enamoured with blackberries so we made a blackberry pie for his birthday. As you can imagine he was covered in the stuff and it becam part of the family lore. He turned 17 yesterday and I made your cake to pay homage to the blackberry legacy …and butter :). It got the seal of approval at my house. It’s going in the recipe box.

By: kathyingreendale

kathyingreendale — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:26:21 +0000

My husband planted blackberry bushes last year….now I’m hoping that I’ll get enough berries next year to make this cake! It looks delicious!

By: cottagegirl

cottagegirl — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:26:56 +0000

Baked it for a family get-together yesterday!! It was a hit!

My daughters-in- laws LOVED it!

Just one thing …

For me, next time, I might line my pans with parchment paper. I had a bit of a hard time getting the cakes out of the pans in one piece even after greasing and flouring them.

Thanks for a “keeper”!

By: cecjgivens23

cecjgivens23 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:10:59 +0000

This cake was perfect as is. Next time I will experiment by trying a whipped cream frosting.