A Show-Stopping Lemon Lavender Blackberry Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Zest from 1 lemon
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup fine almond flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup fresh blackberries
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 5 large egg yolks
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup
• 2 cups unsalted butter
• 1/4 teaspoon lavender oil
• 10 to 15 drops purple gel food coloring
• Blackberries and lavender flowers