Blueberries and Cream Cake
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Attention blueberry lovers, this blueberry cake recipe is for you! Do not let all the steps scare you. It's a bit time consuming but the end product is beautiful and oh so yummy! The cake isn't overly sweet - nice and delicate. The cream cheese frosting is rich and delicious. The blueberry glaze, though, sets this over the top!
The Test Kitchen
Ingredients
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1 stickbutter, room temperature
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3/4 csugar
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1 1/2 cself-rising flour
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2eggs, room temp
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1/2 cmilk, slightly warmed
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3 Tbspsour cream, room temp
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1/2 tsppure vanilla extract
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1 cfresh or frozen blueberries
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1/8 cself-rising flour
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FROSTING
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6 ozcream cheese, softened
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1 Tbspbutter softened
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1 boxpowdered sugar (about 3 1/2 cups)
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1 Tbspmilk
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1/4 tspvanilla extract
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GLAZE
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1 cblueberries, thawed if frozen
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1/4 corange juice
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2 Tbsplemon juice
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1/3 csugar
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1 tspbutter
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1/8 ccold water
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1 Tbspcorn starch, mixed well into the cold water
How to Make Blueberries and Cream Cake
- Pour batter into prepared pans and bake approx 20 minutes, depending on pans used. Cake will be a light golden brown across the top and begin pulling from edge slightly... don't over bake.
My blueberries tend to settle on the bottom when making a layer cake, so I immediately turn my layers onto wire cooling racks and remove pans... let cool before frosting. - Beat the cream cheese well. Add the butter and beat in well. Begin beating in the powdered sugar about a cup at a time. When mixture gets too stiff, add milk about 1/2 tablespoon at a time. You may or may not use all the milk. You don't want your frosting too thin. Continue until all powdered sugar is mixed in well, add vanilla and mix in well.
- Let this mixture cool down. If it's too hot when you try to pour it over your cake, it will all run off. You want it to settle all over the top, with minimal run off the sides. I let mine cool at least 25 minutes until I could taste the sauce with a spoon and it not burn my mouth. Then carefully begin adding the blueberry glaze to the cake top. I used a tablespoon so I could completely get the top coated like I wanted, then I begin letting it run over the edges for a nice drizzled look.