Berry Coffee Cake

I very rarely make this, I wonder why I don't make it more often after I have a bite. Probably because its basically cake. I've made this with all sorts of berries. You're welcome to use whatever kind you like. In this photo, blackberries are pictured. I had some left over in the freezer from last season and decided it was time to use them up. I also scaled it back so I wouldn't be eating it for the next week!

For the cake:
1/2 cup of butter softened
1 3/4 cup of sugar
2 eggs
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups of milk
3 cups of blackberries

In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternating with milk. Fold in berries. Pour into greased 13x9 pan. Sprinkle a 1/4 cup of sugar on top. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.

Another way to mix the berries in, is just sprinkle them on top of the cake after you've poured it into the pan. They will sink down into the mixture as it cooks. Remember to thaw your berries before adding them into the recipe, as it will make for mushy cake.