Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Blackberry Lemon Coffee Cake

Blackberry Lemon Coffee Cake

Ingredients:
* 1 package (2 layer cake) Lemon Cake Mix
* 1 C Sour Cream
* 4 eggs
* 1/4 C sugar
* 1/4 C water
* 1/3 C vegetable oil
* 2 lbs (32 oz) fresh blackberries

Glaze

* 1 C powdered Sugar
* 2 – 3 Tbsp milk

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 for metal or glass or 325 for dark or non-stick pans
2. Combine all but berriesl in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Add in 16 – 18 oz blackberries and mix thoroughly with a spatula or wooden spoon.
4. Pour into lightly greased bundt pan and bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until the cake springs back when pressed with your finger.
5.Rremove from oven and cool 10 minutes in pan and then gently turn onto serving platter
6. To make the glaze: Combine all ingredients until it is the consistency that you desire.
7. Drizzle the glaze over the cake.

ADDITION (optional) Put 12 to 16 oz of blackberries with 1/3 C sugar in a saucepan over low heat and simmer while the cake bakes. Stir occasionally and watch while they cook down into bubbling hot glaze

Variations

*you may substitute in blueberries or strawberries for the blackberries
* can be made into muffins by using muffin tin instead of pan.

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