0052 - Blueberry Cake

Baking a Blueberry Cake has always been a dream of mine. One wintery August day of 2009, that dream came true.
I love blueberries.

Ingredients:
1 cup + 1 tsp all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
115gm butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla essence
2 large eggs
2 cups (or box of 500gm) blueberries, rinsed and drained (if using frozen blueberries, thaw and drain first)
1 tsp lemon juice
powdered sugar for dusting

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
   
2. Lightly grease a 24cm springform circular pan and line the bottom with baking paper.

Method:

1. Combine 1 cup of flour with baking powder and set aside.
2. Beat the butter really well before adding the sugar and vanilla. Continu beating until light and fluffy.
3. Add the eggs one at a time and beat until well blended.
   
4. Slowly add the flour mixture, beating until smooth.
   
5. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
6. Combine the berries with the remaining teaspoon of flour and the lemon juice in a bowl.
7. Spoon the berry mixture randomly over the batter.
8. Bake on middle rack in oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
   
9. Remove from oven and let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
   
10. Carefully slide a thin knife around the edges of the cake to release it from the pan. Transfer the cake to a platter, berry side up.
    
11. Dust the cake with powdered sugar before serving.

The next mission after this will be a Blueberry Cheesecake or, a Mixed Berry Cheesecake. Do share what your turn out is like if you've done this before.