Thursday, July 4, 2013

BLUEBERRY BUTTER CAKE






1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup castor sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk ( more or less )
2 egg whites
1/4 cup castor sugar
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon castor sugar

METHOD:

Preheat oven to 175 degrees C.

Grease & flour an 8 inch square pan.

Cream butter & 1/2 cup sugar 
until fluffy.

Add salt & vanilla.

Add egg yolks to the sugar 
mixture & beat until creamy.

Combine flour & baking powder, add
alternately with milk to egg yolk mixture.

Coat berries with 1 tablespoon 
flour & add to batter.

In a separate bowl, beat egg whites 
until soft peaks form.

Add 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon at 
a time, & beat until stiff peaks form.

Fold egg whites into batter.

Pour into prepared pan.

Sprinkle top with remaining
1 tablespoon sugar.

Bake for 50 minutes, or until done.

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