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Old-Fashioned Blueberry Cake

This Old-Fashioned Blueberry Cake is light, fluffy, and absolutely loaded with juicy berries. It’s the kind of cozy, no-fuss cake you bake once and then keep baking forever. No frosting, no layers, just buttery, berry-packed goodness with a crackly sugar crust on top. Perfect with coffee, even better for breakfast.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: blueberry cake
Servings: 8
Calories: 470kcal
Author: Joanna Cismaru

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup butter unsalted, softened
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs separated
  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅔ cup milk
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 2 ¼ cups fresh blueberries
  • 1 ½ tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ tablespoon sugar
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Instructions

  • To 350℉ (175℃). Grease a 9-inch round pan or a 9-inch square pan.
  • Cream the ¾ cup butter with the ¾ cup sugar until fluffy. Mix in the salt and vanilla. Add the egg yolks to the sugar mixture and beat until creamy.
  • Combine 2¼ cups flour with the baking powder; add the flour mixture and the milk to egg yolk mixture and mix until well combined.
  • Coat berries with 1½ tablespoon flour and fold into the batter.
  • In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Add ⅓cup of the sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold the egg whites into batter. Pour into the prepared pan. Sprinkle top with remaining 1 ½ tablespoon sugar.
  • Bake for 50 minutes, or until cake tests done.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan for 5 minutes then transfer it to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Dust with icing sugar if preferred and serve.

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Notes

  1. Separate those eggs. I know it’s an extra bowl, but whipping the whites gives this cake its soft, airy texture. Totally worth it.
  2. Fresh or frozen berries work. Just dry the frozen ones well and toss them in flour to avoid blueberry soup.
  3. Don’t skip the sugar on top. It bakes into a golden, delicate crust that makes every slice feel bakery-worthy.
  4. Freezes like a dream. Slice, wrap, and stash in the freezer for future cake emergencies (they happen).

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 470kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 189mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 702IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 2mg
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