Melt in Your Mouth Blueberry Cake
Description
This blueberry cake recipe makes a super moist, tender cake bursting with delicious blueberry flavor — a lovely treat to take along to a summer picnic.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter
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3/4 cup white sugar, divided
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 egg yolks
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/3 cup milk
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1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
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1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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2 egg whites
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1 tablespoon white sugar
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8-inch pan.
2
Beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until soft and fluffy; mix in vanilla and salt. Add egg yolks and beat until creamy.
3
Combine 1 ½ cups flour and baking powder in a bowl; add alternately with milk to creamed mixture.
4
Toss blueberries with 1 tablespoon flour in a small bowl. Add to the batter and fold in gently.
5
Beat egg whites in a separate bowl until soft peaks form. Add remaining 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into cake batter.
6
Pour batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon sugar over top.
7
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.
8
Serve and enjoy!