blueberry gingerbread cake
This is an old family favourite, that we enjoy often, great for breakfast or dessert. Easy to make and easy to eat. I hope you will enjoy it. If you love candied ginger, spices, and blueberries, then you should enjoy this tasty treat. The blueberries add a new dimension to this nicely spiced cake; resulting in great flavour and texture. If you can find wild blueberries they are awesome in this cake, but, if not large cultivated blueberries also work great. If you have to replace the buttermilk, please use either: lemon juice, lime juice, or white vinegar to sour your milk.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 - 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, margarine or shortening, your choice
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 large or extra large egg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
- 1/3 cup dark molasses
- 1/8 cup candied ginger, shredded or minced
- 1 cup blueberries, fresh
- 2 - 3 tablespoons white sugar, for top of cake
How To Make blueberry gingerbread cake
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Step 1Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your pan, grease generously, and then flour. Set aside until needed.
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Step 2Sift the flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt into a small bowl and set aside until needed.
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Step 3In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until it is light and fluffy. I like to use butter but you may substitute with margarine or shortening if you prefer.
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Step 4Now beat in the large or extra large egg, mixing well. Next, slowly add the sifted flour ingredients alternating with the soda-buttermilk mixture. Starting and ending with the dry ingredients. (3 x flour - 2 x milk)
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Step 5Slowly stir in the molasses, then gently fold in the blueberries and candied ginger.
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Step 6Pour into your prepared pan. Sprinkle the top of the cake with the 2 - 3 tablespoons of reserved sugar.
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Step 7Bake in a 350 degree oven for 50 - 60 minutes. Start checking cake at 45 minutes, as all ovens are not created equally. Allow to cool before serving.
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Step 8This treat is perfect served as is but if you want to impress top with whipped cream and caramel sauce or vanilla ice cream.
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