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| Blueberry, Poppy Seed Lemon Cake. |
I had found a recipe on the NYT Cooking
site for a blueberry poppy seed brunch cake that I've been wanting to try. The
recipe actually won the Pillsbury Bakeoff Contest one year which made me think
it would be pretty good. Lemon zest, blueberries and poppy seeds make for
a good combination. So when a friend of mine was coming over for lunch I
decided to test the recipe on her. She's usually happy to
accommodate me when I need a "guinea pig" to test a new
recipe. And I always enjoy her visits too.
Blueberry, Poppy Seed, Lemon Cake
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup sugar
- ½ cup
unsalted butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons
grated lemon zest
- 1 egg
- 1
½ cups all-purpose flour (195 grams)
- 2 tablespoons
poppy seed
- ½ teaspoon
baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon
salt
- ½ cup
sour cream
For the filling:
- 2 cups
fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed, drained on paper towels
- ⅓ cup
sugar
- 2 teaspoons
flour
- ¼ teaspoon
nutmeg
For the glaze:
- ⅓ cup
powdered sugar
- 1
to 2 teaspoons whole milk
Preparation
- Heat
oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour bottom and sides of a 9-inch
springform pan. In large bowl, beat 2/3 cup sugar and butter until light
and fluffy.
- Add
lemon peel and egg; beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Lightly spoon flour
into measuring cup; level off. In medium bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour,
poppy seed, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with
sour cream. Spread batter over bottom and 1 inch up sides of greased and
floured pan, making sure batter on sides is 1/4 inch thick.
- In
medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients; spoon over batter. Bake at
350 degrees for 45 to 55 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cool
slightly. Remove sides of pan.
- In
small bowl, combine powdered sugar and enough milk until glaze is of
desired drizzling consistency; blend until smooth. Drizzle over top of
warm cake. Top with a handful of fresh blueberries, if desired. Serve warm
or cool.
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| Prepare the pan. |
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| Cream the sugar and butter. |
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| Mix the dry ingredients. |
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| Mix the filling. |
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| Batter in pan. |
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| Ready for the oven. |
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| Out of the oven. |
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| Ready to eat. |
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