Very Blueberry Cake
Yield
servingsPrep
20 minCook
40 minReady
60 minTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
½ | cup |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
* |
1 ½ | cups |
sugar
|
|
4 | large |
eggs
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
almond extract
|
* |
3 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
½ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
filling | |||
1 | tablespoon |
all-purpose flour
|
|
2 | teaspoons |
cornstarch
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
tapioca, quick-cooking
|
|
4 | cups |
blueberries
fresh or frozen, divided |
|
1 | teaspoon |
lemon zest
grated |
|
glaze | |||
1 | cup |
powdered sugar
|
|
2 | tablespoons |
milk
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
lemon juice
|
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
118 | ml |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
* |
355 | ml |
sugar
|
|
4 | large |
eggs
|
|
5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
5 | ml |
almond extract
|
* |
7.1E+2 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
2.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
filling | |||
15 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
1E+1 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
5 | ml |
tapioca, quick-cooking
|
|
946 | ml |
blueberries
fresh or frozen, divided |
|
5 | ml |
lemon zest
grated |
|
glaze | |||
237 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
3E+1 | ml |
milk
|
|
5 | ml |
lemon juice
|
Directions
In a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Add extracts.
Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Spread two-thirds of the batter in a greased 15x10x1 inch baking pan.
For filling, combine flour, cornstarch and tapioca in a large bowl.
Add ½ cup of blueberries; mash with a fork and stir well.
Add lemon peel and remaining berries; toss to coat.
Pour evenly over batter in pan.
Drop remaining batter by rounded tablespoonfuls over filling.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
Combine glaze ingredients; dirzzle over warm cake.