Simple seasonal blackberry cake

A simple cake that uses this autumnal berry an easy bake which would be great served at tea or as a dessert dish when accompanied with cream or custard.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup quality vegetable margarine
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 cup of granulated sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 eggs large free range
• 1 tsp vanilla paste
• 1 cup blackberries
• Icing sugar to sprinkle

Method

• Preheat oven to 180c
• Grease and base line a 8" loose bottomed tin
• Cream the margarine,sugar,and vanilla together until lightened and fluffy
• Add the eggs and flour and mix until a smooth dough
• Spoon into tin and smooth to cover the tin,  top with the blackberries
• Bake for 45 mins until cooked through
• Cool in tin

I am entering this in Simple and in Season hosted this month by Feeding Boys and a Firefighter and the lovely Fabulicious Food

Thanks to the fabulous Synergy Monochrome for the wonderful photography.

 

We are linking up to The Great British Blackberry Recipe Round Up with Lavender and Lovage and Farmersgirl Kitchen.