Delicious Blueberry Cake
I always bake this delicious blueberry cake whenever summer rolls around. The faint lemon flavor adds a delicious summer feel to it. Not a fan of lemon? You can easily leave this out and add a bit more vanilla.
Wanting to grow your own blueberries? Be sure to check out the blog post that gives you some great tips on growing your own blueberry bushes.
Blueberry Cake
Delicious blueberry cake
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Butter (Softened)
- 2 Cups Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 3 Cups Flour
- 1 .5 tsp Baking powder
- 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Lemon flavoring
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1/2 Cup Milk
- 2 Cups **Fresh Blueberries
- 2 Teaspoon Sugar
- 2 Teaspoon Flour
Glaze: Mix this together in a separate bowl for covering cake when done baking.
- 1 1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Lemon Flavoring
- 2-4 Teaspoon Milk
Instructions
- Cream butter and 2 Cups sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs to this mixture, one at a time, beating well after each one is added.
- Combine next 5 ingredients: (Flour, Baking Powder, salt, lemon & vanilla flavoring)
- Add the above mixture to the creamed butter & sugar mixture. Alternating the milk with this and mix well.
- Coat blueberries with the 2 teaspoons sugar & 2 teaspoons flour. This will prevent the blueberries from sinking to the bottom of the cake! ** Recipe calls for fresh berries but frozen can be used as well!
- Fold the blueberries into the cake mixture. Pour this mixture into a well greased and floured 10 inch tube or Bundt pan. This can also be made in a large round spring foam pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 60-80 minutes depending on pan size. Remove from oven and cover with glaze while still warm.
