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Cake-Topped Blueberry Dessert Recipe

Bountiful blueberries are the basis for this refreshing meal-ender from Ellen Carleton of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire. "A yummy cake layer with delicate orange flavor crowns sweet berries—it's perfect for summer menus," she says. "And it can be made in a jiffy."

This recipe is:

Healthy

Diabetic Friendly

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Cake-Topped Blueberry Dessert Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 9 Servings

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Ingredients

3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup orange juice

Directions

In a saucepan, combine the blueberries, brown sugar and butter; cook for 5 minutes or until saucy. Pour into an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Beat in egg and orange peel. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with orange juice, beating just until combined.
Drop batter by spoonfuls over blueberry mixture. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center of cake comes out clean. Serve warm. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One piece equals 241 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 132 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat.

Originally published as Cake-Topped Blueberry Dessert in Light & Tasty June/July 2002, p23