The Cake Slice: Shenandoah Valley Blueberry Cake

June 20, 2010 at 1:23 am | Posted in breakfast things, cakes & tortes, groups, simple cakes, sweet things, the cake slice | 13 Comments

Hey– Happy Father’s Day! Why not do something nice for pops and make him a Shenandoah Valley Blueberry Cake today?? It’s super easy, I promise. You can even make it by hand without breaking a sweat. I’d make it for my dad, but he lives clear across the county.

This cake is nothing fancy…plain, but soft and good. It reminds me of a blueberry muffin, which made it perfect for breakfast with a cup of coffee.

Here’s a printable link to the recipe. Or get your hands on a copy of Southern Cakes by Nancie McDermott. I made a couple of tiny tweaks…a little spelt flour in place of some of the AP, and a bit of lemon zest for extra flavor. Cruise through the list of The Cake Slice Bakers to check out all of our blueberry cakes this month!

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I absolutely love blueberries, and know I’ll like this recipe. It looks perfect.

Comment by Warm Vanilla Sugar— June 20, 2010 #

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mmmm a blueberry muffin cake..this sounds so good!! yumm!
hope youre having a good fathers day,, i know my dad would love this!

Comment by Natalie— June 20, 2010 #

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Hi Steph, great job and I agree that this cake is nothing fancy. But it sure was moist and flavourful.

Comment by jo— June 20, 2010 #

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This looks so soft and tender like the middle of a muffin, the best part!

Thanks for sharing the recipe. 🙂

Comment by Valerie— June 20, 2010 #

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This was one of the simplest cakes I’ve ever made!

Comment by Allison— June 20, 2010 #

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Your cake looks fab and I love the sound of the added lemon zest. I think that would have really lifted the cake.

Comment by Katie— June 21, 2010 #

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Who needs fancy when they have this cake 🙂

Comment by Eliana— June 21, 2010 #

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Mmmm blueberries and moist cake sound good to me!

Comment by Allison— June 21, 2010 #

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I agree…this was one of those recipes that is so easy and yet so yummy. Great job on your cake. It looks beautifully moist and tender.

And consider yourself on the guest list if I make this again myself 🙂

Comment by dawn— June 21, 2010 #

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This is one of several blueberry recipes I’ve come across lately. I think I need to “bite” and start cooking up some blueberry goodness. I like your approach to this one.

Comment by Sara— June 22, 2010 #

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This was a good and EASY recipe. Your cake turned out really nicely. The color of your berries are so pretty.

Comment by Monica H— June 24, 2010 #

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This cake reminded me of blueberry scones. A simple recipe but worth tweaking to make it really special.

Comment by CarolineAdobo— June 27, 2010 #

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I made this a few months ago. It was so good. Make if often now.

Comment by teaandscones— July 2, 2010 #

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