Huckleberry-Honey Cake

This is a wonderful Cherokee recipe. Blueberries may be substituted for the huckleberries.

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
  1/2 cup granulated sugar
  1/2 cup honey
  3 eggs, beaten
  1/2 cup milk
  1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon unbleached flour
  2 teaspoons baking powder
  1/8 teaspoon salt
  1 cup fresh huckleberries or blueberries, or
      frozen or canned berries, well drained

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar and honey. Beat in eggs and milk. Sift in 1 1/2 cups of the flour, baking powder and salt. Combine thoroughly.

In a small bowl, toss berries with remaining flour. Gently fold berries into batter. Pour batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Bake for about 1 hour, until the cake is golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.