7/10/08 2:11 PM
AP Editors wrote:
We recently received a letter from reader Doris Martin of Hermiston, Ore., who commented about our Blackberry Cake recipe:"Recently you published a Blackberry Cake recipe, which made me remember a recipe that I got over 20 years ago while we were living on the coast of Oregon. There are many blackberries growing there, and they have a Blackberry Festival each year. My recipe came out in the local paper with the story that it dated back to the early 1800s. It had been embroidered on a quilt.
"Your recipe was very similar to mine. I often made it for special occasions as it made a beautiful, delicious cake. Mine called for 2 cups fresh berries and 1 cup blackberry juice rather than the buttermilk. Mine made a 3-layer, 8-inch cake. Although I cannot find the recipe that I used for the frosting, it was not a 7-minute frosting but a cooked white icing that really set off the cake. It was called Covered Wagon Blackberry Cake.
"Just thought you might find this interesting."
Thank you, Ms. Martin, for sharing this story with us.
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