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Gallery Blackberry-Swirl Pound Cake Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 2 hrs 15 mins Servings: 9

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan 6 ounces blackberries (1 1/3 cups) 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup sour cream, room temperature

Cook’s Notes Store cooled cake, wrapped tightly in plastic, at room temperature, up to 3 days. Change it up: Swap 6 ounces raspberries or blueberries for the blackberries.

Gallery Blackberry-Swirl Pound Cake

Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 2 hrs 15 mins Servings: 9

Blackberry-Swirl Pound Cake

Blackberry-Swirl Pound Cake

Blackberry-Swirl Pound Cake

Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 2 hrs 15 mins Servings: 9

Recipe Summary

prep: 15 mins total: 2 hrs 15 mins

Servings: 9

prep: 15 mins

total: 2 hrs 15 mins

prep:

15 mins

total:

2 hrs 15 mins

Servings: 9

9

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan 6 ounces blackberries (1 1/3 cups) 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup sour cream, room temperature

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan and line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides; butter parchment. In a food processor, puree blackberries with 2 tablespoons sugar. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder.

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar until light and fluffy, 5 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and beat to combine, scraping down bowl as needed. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

Transfer half the batter to pan and dot with 1/2 cup blackberry puree. Repeat with remaining batter and puree. With a skewer or thin-bladed knife, swirl batter and puree together. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 1 1/4 hours. Let cool in pan on a wire rack, 30 minutes. Lift cake out of pan and place on a serving plate; let cool completely before slicing.

Cook’s Notes Store cooled cake, wrapped tightly in plastic, at room temperature, up to 3 days. Change it up: Swap 6 ounces raspberries or blueberries for the blackberries.

Cook’s Notes

Store cooled cake, wrapped tightly in plastic, at room temperature, up to 3 days. Change it up: Swap 6 ounces raspberries or blueberries for the blackberries.

Reviews (8)

 Add Rating & Review     212 Ratings   5 star values:        34    4 star values:        50    3 star values:        80    2 star values:        37    1 star values:        11

Reviews (8)

Add Rating & Review     212 Ratings   5 star values:        34    4 star values:        50    3 star values:        80    2 star values:        37    1 star values:        11

Add Rating & Review

212 Ratings 5 star values: 34 4 star values: 50 3 star values: 80 2 star values: 37 1 star values: 11

212 Ratings 5 star values: 34 4 star values: 50 3 star values: 80 2 star values: 37 1 star values: 11

212 Ratings 5 star values: 34 4 star values: 50 3 star values: 80 2 star values: 37 1 star values: 11

  • 5 star values: 34 4 star values: 50 3 star values: 80 2 star values: 37 1 star values: 11

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/09/2015   Maybe I don't know how to puree blackberries. I ended up with blackberry syrup; they were very ripe. I also ended up baking it for almost an hour. Quite disappointed in taste & texture. Very heavy dense cake which takes away from the blackberry taste. Don't think I'll be making this one again.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       08/13/2015   My 8 year old son and I made this delicious cake. It's not a typical dry pound cake. The blackberries help the cake to be moist. Great taste and simple to make.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       08/12/2014   Used my blackberries from my small bush to create beautiful pound cakes. I added cream cheese to the batter, yummers!!!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       12/02/2013   This pound cake recipe is a keeper! I used farmer's market blackberries and it came out moist and delicious. I will try blueberries next time.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       08/11/2012   Back at it again. I have tried other recipes for pound cake and have not found one that is this moist, this delicious or this weighty. This is now our go to recipe when guests come over. So expect it when you show up.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       04/18/2012   I took this recipe from my Everyday Food Magazine, issue 74 and it's really delicious, althoug i recommend to strain the puree to remove seeds and also use only half puree in the center of the pound cake because tends to burn on the top. Also i really would like to try using blueberries, yumm!!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       08/27/2011   This is my fifth time making this recipe. We have the ability to pick black berries by the gallons in our back yard and this has become the staple cooked gift we bring to friends houses, party's, co workers, or anywhere it is acceptable to gift cooked food. It is moist, well flavored, and the berry swirl is tasty and sweat. It is real good with vanilla gelato.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       08/26/2011   I went Blackberry picking with my brother on a beautiful August day and then realized I had no good recipes to use them in. I made this, my first ever pound cake, and it was AMAZING! the house smelled SO good while it was in the oven & one taster even suggested it be entered in the local fair's baking category! Delicious and unique~

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: Unrated 09/09/2015

Maybe I don’t know how to puree blackberries. I ended up with blackberry syrup; they were very ripe. I also ended up baking it for almost an hour. Quite disappointed in taste & texture. Very heavy dense cake which takes away from the blackberry taste. Don’t think I’ll be making this one again.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 08/13/2015

My 8 year old son and I made this delicious cake. It’s not a typical dry pound cake. The blackberries help the cake to be moist. Great taste and simple to make.

Rating: 5 stars 08/12/2014

Used my blackberries from my small bush to create beautiful pound cakes. I added cream cheese to the batter, yummers!!!

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated 12/02/2013

This pound cake recipe is a keeper! I used farmer’s market blackberries and it came out moist and delicious. I will try blueberries next time.

Rating: 5 stars 08/11/2012

Back at it again. I have tried other recipes for pound cake and have not found one that is this moist, this delicious or this weighty. This is now our go to recipe when guests come over. So expect it when you show up.

Rating: Unrated 04/18/2012

I took this recipe from my Everyday Food Magazine, issue 74 and it’s really delicious, althoug i recommend to strain the puree to remove seeds and also use only half puree in the center of the pound cake because tends to burn on the top. Also i really would like to try using blueberries, yumm!!

Rating: 5 stars 08/27/2011

This is my fifth time making this recipe. We have the ability to pick black berries by the gallons in our back yard and this has become the staple cooked gift we bring to friends houses, party’s, co workers, or anywhere it is acceptable to gift cooked food. It is moist, well flavored, and the berry swirl is tasty and sweat. It is real good with vanilla gelato.

Rating: Unrated 08/26/2011

I went Blackberry picking with my brother on a beautiful August day and then realized I had no good recipes to use them in. I made this, my first ever pound cake, and it was AMAZING! the house smelled SO good while it was in the oven & one taster even suggested it be entered in the local fair’s baking category! Delicious and unique~

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