Name: Blackberries And Cream Mini Pound Cakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: Pound Cakes:; 2 pints blackberries; 2 cups all purpose flour (plus 1 Tbsp); 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 3/4 cup butter (softened); 4 oz cream cheese (softened); 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 2 tsp vanilla; 2 tsp lemon zest; 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 3 large eggs; Cream Cheese Frosting (Optional); 4 oz softened cream cheese; 4 Tbsp butter (softened); 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1/2 tsp vanilla; 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar

These cute as a button Blackberries And Cream Mini Pound Cakes are such beautiful addition to your dessert table. The homemade pound cake batter is filled with whole blackberries and baked in individual sized portions. Topped with a lemon cream cheese frosting they’re perfect for dessert, tea time with friends or a special holiday brunch.

Fresh Berries Provide Baking Inspiration

Cakes like these usually come to life in my kitchen the same time of year when fresh berries are abundant. After braving an unusually harrowing carpool line at my son’s school the other day, we stopped by the grocery store to pick up a few items on our way home. While walking through the produce section there was a huge center display of blackberries, with a large yellow sign attached that read SALE… those signs are meant to grab our attention but surprisingly, my oldest son noticed it, too. When he saw those large, plump, ripe, blackberries, he looked up at me and I knew what he was thinking. So, we stood and discussed our options for a couple of minutes, and finally settled on either muffins or some sort of cake. Cake won.

A Dessert Was In The Works

When we returned home and I’d have time to give it some thought, I decided to modify my cream cheese pound cake recipe to accommodate the addition of the blackberries, and I baked them in a square muffin tin to form the tiny cakes. Then they’re topped off with a sweet, lemony cream cheese topping. These mini cakes optimize fresh and different.

Pound Cakes Remain A Beloved Southern Favorite

I can’t imagine a family get together, church or office potluck in the South without pound cake on the table. Be it, my Aunt Beulah’s Lemon Lovers Pound Cake, an indulgent Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake or a vanilla Million Dollar Pound Cake suitable for any kind of topping that you can imagine.

Other Berry Filled Cakes To Try

There’s something so comforting about the smell of something sweet baking in the oven. For rainy day or cool weather baking projects try:

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