Blackberry Coffee Cake

Description: When I make this coffee cake, I have to start with twice as many blackberries as called for because I end up eating them as I go along. I love blackberries! :)

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 pint fresh blackberries, rinsed and drained

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix together flour, baking powder and the 1 cup of sugar.
3. Add the beaten egg, milk, melted butter and vanilla; mix until smooth.
4. Mix together the 1/2 cup sugar and the blackberries, stirring to coat the berries evenly; set aside.
5. Pour cake mixture into a well-greased 9" round cake pan.
6. Top cake batter with sugared berries; swirl around gently with a spoon, leaving some on top.
7. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean (if it hits a berry, try somewhere else).
8. Cool in pan on a wire rack.