It's been ages since I blogged. Last weekend, my bro came home and asked if I could make some blueberry cake for him. Well, I asked him if he wanted muffins or cake and upon insistence set out to make some "cake". He has a sweet tooth while I don't so here's what I ended up making that finally satisfied both our taste preferences.
The ingredients I used are:
Butter - 1/2 cup
White sugar - 1/2 cup
Salt - 2 pinches or 1/4 tsp
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
Eggs - 2 large/extra large (separate the yolk from the white but retain both)
All-purpose flour - 1 1/2 cup
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Whole milk - 1/3 cup
Fresh blueberries - 1 1/2 cup
White sugar - 1/4 cup
All-purpose flour to roll in the blueberries - 1 tbs
Brown sugar - 1/2 tsp
Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 50 mins
Its a very simple process and starts with preheating the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In the meantime, grease and flour an 8 inch square pan or a circular one.
Now, cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar until fluffy. Add some salt and vanilla. Separate eggs and reserve the whites. Add egg yolks to the sugar mixture and beat until creamy.
Combine 1 1/2 cups flour and baking powder; add alternately with milk to egg yolk mixture. Coat berries with 1 tablespoon flour and add to batter.
In a separate bowl, beat whites until soft peaks form. Add 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into batter. Pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle top with remaining 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar.
Bake for 50 minutes, or until cake tests done.
You don't need to pay "Star bucks" to get that home-made taste.
