West Virginia Blackberry Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
4 eggs
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 cups fresh blackberries
1 cup butter, softened
1 lb powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons coffee, cold

Preparation

Icing (recipe follows) using the last 4 ingredients
Cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Beat eggs and add to creamed mixture, beating well.
Combine flour, spices, baking soda and baking powder; whisk well. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, in three additions each, beating until smooth. Fold in berries.
Pour batter into three greased and floured, 8-inch-round layer pans. Bake at 350\u00b0F for 30 minutes, or until the top springs back when gently touched. Remove from pans and cool on wire racks. Stack layers, filling and frosting with icing.
Icing-Combine ingredients and beat until smooth, adding coffee if necessary to achieve a spreading consistency.