Photo: David Holifield
Old-Fashioned Blueberry Cake Recipe
12 ingredients
10 min + 30 min
Serves 8 - 10.
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An old-fashioned blueberry cake sweetened with molasses adapted from a reader submitted recipe to the July 1974 issue of Gourmet Magazine - rustic, dark as chocolate, tender, and punctuated with lots of tiny pockets of oozy, magenta berry flesh.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1029
Calories
29g
Protein
32g
Fat
157g
Carbs
Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Blueberry | 1 cup (148g) | 84 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Cider | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 5 tablespoons milk (divided)
- 1/2 cup unsulphered molasses
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, barely melted
- 1 1/2 cups blueberries, frozen (I freeze fresh berries)
- 1 teaspoon flour
- Serve with a sprinkling of powdered sugar (optional), or a big dollop of sweetened freshly whipped cream
Directions
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