Blueberry-Poppy Seed Brunch Cake Recipe

Blueberry-Poppy Seed Brunch Cake Recipe
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“For baking cobblers and coffee cakes like this easy recipe, I love to have blueberries around all year long," notes Ruth Gruchow of Yorba Linda, California. "They’re easy to freeze and last about a year, so I buy them in season, put 2 cups in quart-size freezer bags and date each bag.”

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  • 8 Servings
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened blueberries
  • GLAZE:
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Directions

  • In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Beat just until combined. Stir in lemon peel. Spread into a greased 9-in. springform pan.
  • For topping, in a small bowl, combine the sugar, flour and nutmeg; Gently stir in blueberries until coated. Sprinkle over batter.
  • Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove sides of pan.
  • Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth; drizzle over cake. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 slice equals 387 calories, 16 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 67 mg cholesterol, 235 mg sodium, 57 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Blueberry-Poppy Seed Brunch Cake published in Simple & Delicious July/August 2008, p53

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