blueberry cake with vanilla butter sauce
It's blueberry time. I got some this week at the store and was thinking about muffins, bread, and jam. Then it popped into my head what about a cake? So here is my recipe I made for a blueberry cake with a vanilla butter sauce... Mmmm tasty. Enjoy!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Yumaroo, this is a very moist blueberry cake. There's a slight crunch on the top and the vanilla butter sauce is wonderful. Not only will we use the sauce on this recipe, but it can also be added to recipes too. Delish!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Bake
yield
9 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting berries
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- FOR THE SAUCE:
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg yolk, well beaten
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (or to taste)
How To Make blueberry cake with vanilla butter sauce
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Step 1Cream butter and sugar.
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Step 2Stir in eggs.
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Step 3Sift flour and baking powder together.
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Step 4Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk; beating well.
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Step 5Coat blueberries with a small amount of additional flour to assure even distribution of berries in cake (about 1 1/2 Tbsp).
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Step 6Fold into batter.
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Step 7Lightly greased 8- or 9-inch square pan.
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Step 8Pour batter into the pan.
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Step 9Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
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Step 10NOTE: If you don't have a double boiler, you can use two pans that fit together. Put about 1-2 inches of water in the bigger pot, get it to boil, and then proceed with this recipe.
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Step 11To prepare sauce: Mix butter and sugar in top of a double boiler.
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Step 12Blend in egg yolk and boiling water.
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Step 13Stir vigorously while blending the egg yolk in the boiling water so the egg does not cook in the mixture.
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Step 14Cook over hot water until mixture thickens, stirring frequently (about 15 minutes on medium heat).
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Step 15Stir in vanilla.
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Step 16Spoon hot sauce over blueberry cake.
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Step 17Cut into squares.
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Nutrition Facts
(per serving*)
calories: 311kcal, carbohydrates: 48g, cholesterol: 90mg, fat: 12g, fiber: 1g, protein: 4g, saturated fat: 7g, sodium: 149mg, sugar: 36g, unsaturated fat: 5g
*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information is estimated.
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Category:
Cakes
Category:
Fruit Desserts
Keyword:
#butter
Keyword:
#sauce
Keyword:
#Vanilla
Keyword:
#blueberry
Keyword:
#cake
Keyword:
#vanilla butter
Ingredient:
Fruit
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
Collection:
Top 10 Blue Ribbon Desserts
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