Simple Blueberry Cake

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Ingredients

Serves
12
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Topping
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp melted butter
Cake
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
2/3 cup milk
2 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)

Directions

Topping

  1. Stir brown sugar and cinnamon together in small bowl. Add butter; stir until blended. Set aside.

Cake

  1. Lightly grease and flour 9 x 13-inch (23 x 33 cm) baking pan. Set aside.
  2. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until blended. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until blended.
  3. Stir flour, baking powder and salt together in medium bowl. Add a third of flour mixture to egg mixture; beat just until blended. Add half of milk mixture, beat just until blended. Continue alternating flour mixture and milk until both are incorporated into batter. Add blueberries; mix batter gently by hand just until combined. Spread batter into prepared baking pan. Sprinkle topping evenly over batter.
  4. Bake in preheated 350ËšF (180ËšC) oven until toothpick inserted near centre of cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.

 Notes

  • This cake is especially delicious made with wild blueberries.
  • For a nut topping, replace 1/3 cup (75 mL) sugar with 1/4 cup (50 mL) all-purpose flour, and add 1/2 cup (125 mL) sliced almonds or finely chopped walnuts.