Blackberry Coffeecake

Description
Purchased from Tibbenham Estate in Anna, Texas in 1997. This one is marked as a family favorite. The notation on the ledger indicates this came from an old Metropolitan Cookbook in the 1940's.

Ingredients

 * 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
 * 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 1 egg
 * 1 cup cake flour
 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
 * 1 teaspoon almond extract
 * 2 cups fresh blackberries
 * Vegetable cooking spray
 * 2 tablespoons sugar
 * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

 * 1) cream butter and cream cheese together and gradually add 1 cup sugar.
 * 2) Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed until well blended.
 * 3) Add the egg and beat well.
 * 4) Combine the flour, baking powder and salt and stir into butter cream cheese mixture.
 * 5) Stir in the almond extract and fold in blackberries.
 * 6) Pour the batter into a 9-inch round greased and floured cake pan.
 * 7) Combine 2 tablespoons of sugar and the cinnamon and sprinkle over the batter.
 * 8) Bake in 350 oven for 1 hour and let cool before serving.

Contributed by
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