Recipe for cooking huckleberry-honey cake

AmerIndian Recipes :: AmerIndian Desserts

This is a wonderful Cherokee recipe. Blueberries may be substituted for the huckleberries.

1/2 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. honey
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 c. milk
1 1/2 (one and one-half) c. plus 1 Tbsp. unbleached flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
1 c. fresh huckleberries or blueberries, or
    frozen or canned berries, well drained

Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.

In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar and honey. Beat in eggs and milk. Sift in 1 1/2 (one and one-half) c. of the flour, baking powder and salt. Combine thoroughly.

In a small bowl, toss berries with remaining flour. Gently fold berries into batter. Pour batter into a 9 x 5-in. loaf pan. Bake for about 1 hour, until the cake is golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.