Berry Chocolate Shortcake

==Description==
===Ingredients===
* 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 1/2 cups sugar
* 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
* 1/2 tsp. baking soda
* 1/4 tsp. salt
* 2/3 cup buttermilk
* 1/4 cup vegetable oil
* 1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
* 1 large egg, beaten
* 1 tsp. vanilla extract
* 4 cups hulled and sliced strawberries
* 2 cups blackberries
* 2 cups blueberries
* 2 cups frozen sweetened raspberries
==Directions==
# Preheat oven to 375F. Grease 8 to 10 muffin cups, or line with paper liners.
# Whisk together flour, 3/4 cup Sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. 
# In separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, oil, melted butter, egg and vanilla. 
# Make well in center of dry ingredients, add buttermilk mixture and stir just to combine. Overmixing makes cake tough.
# Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full. 
# Sprinkle tops with 1/4 cup Sugar.
# Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. 
# Remove from oven, and cool. 
# Leave cakes in muffin tin, and, when cool, wrap in plastic bag for transporting to picnic.
# Mix cleaned Berries gently. 
# Put thawed raspberries in blender or food processor, and process until smooth. 
# Add remaining 1/2 cup Sugar, and process until dissolved. 
# Strain to remove seeds, if desired. 
# Pour over Berries. Mix and chill.
# To serve, break each cake in half horizontally, and place bottom in bowl. 
# Spoon about 1 cup of Berries over bottom of cake, and cover with cake top.
== See also ==
Category:Berry Desserts
Category:Berry Recipes
Category:Blackberry Recipes
Category:Blueberry Recipes
Category:Buttermilk Recipes
Category:Cocoa Recipes
Category:Raspberry Recipes
Category:Vanilla extract Recipes
Category:Vegetarian Recipes