Name: Blackberry Chocolate Cake with Blackberry Buttercream
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 1 8-inch double layer cake
Ingredients: 12 oz (2 pints) blackberries, plus more for decorating; 3/4 cup organic cane sugar, divided; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 tsp espresso powder¹; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp fine grain sea salt; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup whole milk; 1 large egg; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened; 1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; 2 to 2-1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted; reserved blackberry syrup