Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups sifted all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamonshopping list
3/4 cup milk
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 - 16 oz can blackberries or home canned
Blackberry Sauce (recipe above)
Preparation
Cream butter and sugar till light. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and 1/2 tsp salt.Add alternately with milk to the creamed mixture, beating smooth after each addition. Stir in lemon juice. Drain berries, reserving the syrup. Carefully fold in berries. Pour batter into a well greased and floured 5 1/2 cup mold; I used a bundt pan. Cover with foil and tie with a string. Place on a rack in a deep saucepan. Add boiling water, 1" deep. Cover and steam for 2 1/2 hours on low heat, adding water if needed. Cool 20 minutes then unmold. Slice and serve with Blackberry Sauce.
