Blueberry Pound Cake

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By Diana Rattray, The Spruce Eats

If you are lucky enough to live in an area where blueberry picking is a traditional summer activity, then this recipe is a great way to use up your bounty. The buttery pound cake is studded with juicy blueberries, perfect for a breakfast treat, afternoon snack, or delicious dessert.

The cake can be baked in a tube cake pan or Bundt pan. You can serve the cake as is, or top with a basic vanilla icing or simply dust with powdered sugar just before serving.

If you have gone blueberry picking and need a few more recipes, or if you'd like to try something similar to this pound cake but slightly different, a blueberry yogurt cake is a good choice. Or, perhaps you are in the mood for a muffin—perfect blueberry muffins or blueberry cream cheese muffins are both great options.

Prep: 20 mins 

Cook: 75 mins 

Total: 95 mins 

Servings: 12 servings

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Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter (softened)

• 2 cups granulated sugar

• 4 large eggs

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 2 1/2 cups flour (divided)

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 pint fresh blueberries (or 2 cups frozen blueberries; thawed and drained)

Steps to Make It

• Gather the ingredients.

• Preheat oven to 325 F/165 C. Grease and flour a Bundt cake pan or tube cake pan.

• In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream the softened butter with the sugar.

• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat until light and fluffy. Add and mix in the vanilla.

• Sift 2 cups flour, salt, and baking powder together.

• Add the sifted ingredients to creamed mixture and beat until well blended.

• In a medium bowl, dredge berries in remaining 1/2 cup flour.

• Gently fold floured berries into the batter. Spread the batter in the prepared baking pan.

• Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

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Tips

• Don't skip the step of tossing the berries in flour—this helps keep them from sinking as the cake bakes.

• If you can't find fresh blueberries, you can use frozen. Just be sure to drain them well with several rinses of cold water; otherwise, the juice could add too much moisture to the cake and will tinge the batter purple.

Recipe Variation

• For an added sweet outer crust, coat the pan with butter and sugar before pouring in the batter.

• Drizzle a vanilla glaze over the cake when done. To make, combine 1 tablespoon of melted butter, 2 cups of confectioners' sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and 2 to 3 tablespoons of milk (or enough to make the icing thin enough to pour over the cake). Blend well and drizzle over the cooled cake.

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Blueberry Pound Cake Recipe