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02.25.2008 :: 56. B is for
Blueberry cake. Not just any blueberry cake, my Aunt Gloria's blueberry cake. It has been a staple in our family for my whole life. I pass the love of the cake onto my children.
My Aunt Gloria, or MaTante as we called her, was my favorite Aunt! Her and Uncle Joe both stood about 5 feet tall. They were poor as dirt. My cousins, Donna, Dennis and Donald all shared a bedroom. And I envied them so! I thought they were lucky. I'm sure they thought the same of me in my singularly occupied bedroom and in ground pool in the yard. Along with so many warm, fun memories of that family, I have this recipe. It is a hit wherever I bring it with the moist cake and abundant fruit filling.
MaTante's blueberry cake:
2 tablespoons soft butter
1 cup sugar
a little salt
Blend together
add 2 egg yolks (saving the whites in a separate bowl)
Beat all together good.
1 1/2 cups flour
2/3 cup milk (thanks, Cookie for pointing out my typo. It would be hard to add MILD to the mix!)
Mix well
In separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into rest of batter.
Put 1/2 of batter into 8x8 pan, sprayed with non stick cooking spray.
Pour at least 3 cups of blueberries over the top of batter. Fresh ones are great but frozen work well too. You'll never know they were frozen. Do not thaw them.
Sprinkle a bit of flour on the blueberries and a bit of sugar if you wish.
Put rest of batter on top. (This is hard to spread over so many blueberries so I skooch the batter to the edge of the bowl and pour it out in ribbons on top, covering it evenly)
Bake in 350 degree F oven for 45-50 minutes. Should be "good and brown" on top.
NOTE: I always always double this recipe and bake in a 13x9 pan, cooking for about an hour.
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Yes, I'm late as usual with this B segment. This week will now be known as CATCH UP, SANDY week. What are they on, Q????
Posted by Sandy on 02.25.2008 AT 04:33 PM
Comments
Ooooh, thanks so much for sharing. I had a Tante too. They are so much cooler than regular ol' Aunts.
Posted by: Tracey on 02.26.2008 AT 10:06 PM
What a delicious photo!!!
Posted by: sUsAn on 02.26.2008 AT 02:32 PM
Thank you, thank you for sharing this recipe! The cake looks divine. I want to have a bake-off with Margene's blueberry cake now. :-)
Posted by: Beth S. on 02.26.2008 AT 01:12 PM
Hope you donīt mind, I tried your cake today and posted pic and translation of the recipe.
http://leandra.myblog.de/leandra/art/247778168/Aunt_Gloria_s_Blueberry_Cake#comm
Posted by: leandra on 02.26.2008 AT 12:07 PM
You do realize that blueberries are one of the two fruits I can eat on the Infernal Diet. (Pears are the other.) Thanks for the temptation.
Posted by: Lucia on 02.26.2008 AT 10:43 AM
I will have to add this to my list of baked goods. I like to try a new recipe every weekend. The cookies I tried last weekend didn't turn out so good, so hopefully your blueberry cake will redeem me!!
Posted by: Stephanie M on 02.26.2008 AT 10:04 AM
YUMMY recipe....I'll be giving this one a try soon!!!!!
Posted by: Crazy For Yarn In Alabama on 02.26.2008 AT 10:01 AM
Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe. My family will sing your praises this evening when we have blueberry cake for dessert. And I just may try adding a little MILD to my mix today ~ it sounds like a great way to approach my day!
Posted by: Bonny on 02.26.2008 AT 07:35 AM
I just googled for a cup-gramm converter and now Iīm going to buy frozen blueberries.
Greetings from Vienna/Austria
Leandra
Posted by: leandra on 02.26.2008 AT 07:12 AM
Delicious! I'm astounded that there are only 2 tablespoons of butter in the recipe - antioxidants galore, and a comparative calorie bargain! (BTW sometimes I take a yellow cake mix and throw blueberries in before I bake it - people invariably hound me for the recipe - I'll bet this one is sublime compared to a box!!)
Posted by: Nora on 02.26.2008 AT 06:50 AM
mmmmm. . .blueberries. . .
Posted by: Alarming Female on 02.25.2008 AT 10:40 PM
Oh that just looks and sounds yummy! I have a recipe from my grandparents (which I haven't made) for blueberrie cake with lemon sauce, just reading the recipe makes me swoon!
Posted by: Liz on 02.25.2008 AT 08:23 PM
That looks delicious and I have blueberries in the freezer. Thanks for sharing. Family recipes are the best!
Posted by: Karen on 02.25.2008 AT 07:59 PM
Mmmm, yumyumyum. We're in the "D" period, but I might even be late with that one. Good thing I run a loose ship.
Posted by: Vicki on 02.25.2008 AT 07:31 PM
Fabulous B!
Now I need frozen blueberries. ♥
Posted by: Cookie on 02.25.2008 AT 06:38 PM
I like the idea of the Mermaid chair for the book group as it is on the bedside table en queue!! I would love to read it together.
Posted by: Heather Shelton on 02.25.2008 AT 06:17 PM
You have more days in this week than letters to catch up on, it is all good. Can't wait to see them.
Posted by: Teresa C on 02.25.2008 AT 06:10 PM
That sounds--and looks--delicious. And, well, blueberry cake. Where's the bad in that??
Posted by: --Deb on 02.25.2008 AT 06:10 PM
Wow, does that look good. And after reading your intro about MaTante's family, I can't help singing an off-key (because that's the only way I can sing) refrain of, "All You Need is Love."
Nooooo, we're not on Q yet. But I'll keep naggin' you 'til you get caught up. I was earlier wondering, "Are we on E yet?" I'm anxious for my E!
Posted by: Norma on 02.25.2008 AT 05:18 PM
Thank you for the recipe. Looks yummy!
I still haven't done the C entry yet... so you're almost caught up to me.
Posted by: Mary in Boston on 02.25.2008 AT 05:17 PM
Oh yum...I have some frozen blueberries, too!
Posted by: margene on 02.25.2008 AT 05:16 PM
I love this receipe! Unofortunately i didnt have last summers blueberries left in the freezer, so i swapped them to apple and lingon berries. Since lingon berries are quite sour i added more sugar in there. Yammy, how well the combo worked with vanilla ice cream! Have to try next time the original version with blueberries:)
Posted by: Kirsi on 02.27.2008 AT 09:53 AM