Blueberry Cake

This blueberry cake is moist and delicious. Serve it with ice cream, or a dollop of whipped cream. This is so good, you can have some for breakfast, dessert, or as a snack when you want something good and tasty to eat.

Ingredients

2 c. blueberries
1/4 c. flour, for the blueberries
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
zest from 1 lemon
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. butermilk
1 3/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbs. sugar, to sprinkle over the batter

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Spray or lightly grease a 9-inch square baking pan.

In a bowl, combine blueberries and flour.

Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

Add lemon zest. Mix well.

Add egg and vanilla.  Beat well until thoroughly combined. 

In a bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking powder. 

Mix in half of the flour into the batter.  Stir until well blended. 

Pour in the buttermilk.  Stir until combined. 

Add in the rest of the flour mixture, stirring to combine.

Add the blueberries into the batter.  Stir gently just until mixed in. 

Pour the batter into the prepared pan, spreading it out evenly.

Sprinkle the sugar over the top of the batter.

Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick, when inserted in the center of the cake, comes out clean.

Cool completely before serving.   Serve with ice cream, or whipped cream, if desired.