Blackberry Cake with Caramel Frosting

Prep Time: 20 min.
Baking Time: 40 min.

Ingredients:

• Cake:
  • 2-1/2 - cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 - teaspoon salt
  • 2 - teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 - teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 - teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 - teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2/3 cup butter
  • 3 - eggs
  • 1-1/4 - cups sugar
  • 1 - teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 - cup blackberry juice
  • 1 - cup blackberries
• Caramel Frosting:
  • 1/2 - cup butter
  • 1 - cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
  • 1/4 - teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 - cup milk
  • 2-1/2 - cups powdered sugar (sifted)
  • 1/2 - teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350° F.  Grease and flour a 9x13-inch cake pan.

Cake:

1. In a large bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and eggs.  Mix in sugar and vanilla.
3. Alternate, add flour mixture and blackberry juice to creamed mixture until well blended.  Stir in blackberries.
4. Pour into cake pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
5. Remove form oven and cool on a wire rack.

Frosting

1. In a saucepan over low heat, melt butter.  bend in brown sugar and salt.
2. Cook over low heat for 2 minutes.  You want to stir constantly.
3. Add milk and keep stirring until mixture comes to a boil.  Remove from heat.
4. Gradually, blend in sifted powdered sugar.  Add vanilla and mix.
5. Thin with cream, if necessary.
6. Spread on cooled Blackberry Cake.