BLACKBERRY CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

BLACKBERRY SAUCE -18 oz blackberries -3/4 cup water CHOCOLATE CAKE -3 oz unsweetened chocolate (chopped) -1 3/4 cups cake flour -1 1/2 cups sugar -1 tsp baking soda -1 tsp salt -1 cup sour cream -6 tbsp butter -1/4 cup blackberry sauce -2 eggs -1 tsp vanilla

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BLACKBERRY CHOCOLATE GANACHE – 1/4 cup blackberry sauce – 1/4 cup milk of choice – 3 1/2 oz dark chocolate BLACKBERRY FROSTING – 1/2 cup butter (room temperature) – 1 8 oz block cream cheese (room temp) – 3 cups powdered sugar – 1/4 cup blackberry sauce

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Start by making blackberry sauce. Simply blend fresh blackberries with water until smooth. Then cook over medium heat for about 10-12 minutes. Strain through a mesh sieve.

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Beat butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar and salt until smooth, then pour in the blackberry sauce. Beat again until smooth!

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For ganache: Chop dark chocolate & place in a small bowl. Heat milk & blackberry sauce in the microwave for 1.5 min. Then pour the hot milk/blackberry sauce over the chocolate and let stand 2 minutes. Whisk until smooth.

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Allow the cake to cool and top with the ganache.

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Place in the fridge to set. Top with blackberry cream cheese frosting. I like to decorate the cake with some fresh blackberries and mint!

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