Backyard Black Raspberry Coffee Cake

I was so excited to learn that black raspberries were growing on the perimeter of the house! We initially thought they were blackberries, but as we plucked them from the thorny bushes, we realized they had hollow bodies like raspberries. After some research, we realized they were black raspberries, otherwise known as black cap or scotch cap raspberries or bear’s eye blackberries. I knew a cake was forthcoming… To follow, the end result. So wonderful to make a cake with the sweet gems around the house!

Home, thunderstorm on the porch with a freshly baked piece of berry cake… aah