Blueberry Snack Cake - an old fashioned favourite!
Blueberry Snack Cake. An easy to make, moist, buttery snack cake with plenty of ripe blueberries baked right in. Great for packed lunches and after school snacks.
I cannot count the hundreds of times I have made this simple, moist, delicious, buttery little snack cake with an abundance of wild Newfoundland blueberries baked right in.
A terrific addition to any brown bag lunch, it is indeed more of a blueberry snack cake. However, we often had it as a duff with Sunday dinner when I was a kid here in Newfoundland.
Sometimes we still do. I often substitute local partridgeberries or bakeapples (lingonberries or cloudberries) to make other delicious versions.
Variations on the recipe.
I've also used one of my favourites, fresh raspberries, with great success. I love the way fruits like raspberries leave little jammy pockets in the cake.
Raisins are another popular substitution for the blueberries. Also, your favorite dried fruit, like apricots or cherries would be delicious too. Just be sure to cut them small enough; about the size of large raisins is about right.
This humble little blueberry cake also dresses up nicely as a luscious comfort food dessert. Try serving it warm from the oven with warm vanilla custard.
If you liked this simple cake, there are plenty more ideas like this in our Cakes and Pies Category.
There's also a Lemon Blueberry Drizzle Cake version of this recipe which is incredibly delicious. Be sure to check that one out too.
Love homemade cakes from scratch? We've put together a collection of the 25 Most Baked Cakes of the last 12 years on Rock Recipes. You are sure to find several to love.
For a more traditional Newfoundland pudding recipe, you may want to try our decades old family recipe for Figgy Duff.
You can easily substitute blueberries in that recipe too, as we very often do.
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Blueberry Snack Cake – a.k.a. Baked Newfoundland Blueberry Duff
Blueberry Snack Cake - an easy to make, moist, buttery snack cake with plenty of ripe blueberries baked right in. Great for packed lunches and after school snacks.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1 ½ cups fresh or frozen blueberries.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9x9 inch baking pan well.
- Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in the vanilla extract.
- Sift together the flour and baking powder.
- Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. In general, I add the dry ingredients in 3 portions and the milk in 2 additions.
- Quickly fold in the blueberries.
- Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake at 325 degrees F in a 9 inch well greased square pan for about 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- The baking time can vary, especially if you use frozen berries. In that case it may take 10 or even 15 minutes more to bake. The toothpick test is the best way to ensure that this cake is fully baked.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
9Serving Size
1 servingAmount Per Serving Calories 302Total Fat 12gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 71mgSodium 220mgCarbohydrates 43gFiber 1gSugar 19gProtein 5g
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.
I made this last night at supper time. I think there might be one small piece left tonight. Three sons and a husband make quick work of such yummy treats!
How long should it bake? Was not certain by the recipe.
I've updated the instruction.
Barry I have a surplus of rhubarb in my freezer and I'm wondering if you think I could sub that in for the blueberries?
I'd say if you dice it small and if you really like the tartness of rhubarb, go for it. I might find it a little sharp myself.
I made this cake twice. Once with fresh and the other with frozen berries. Turned out great both times. I'm going to try it with cherries in a loaf pan. Will I have to change baking time or temperature?
Do you think it would taste ok if I lowered the sugar to 1/2 cup
I'd give it a shot.
Why did. The berries sink to bottom??? E ause uneed toflour them first=_==_=
You say you can sub in dried fruits so I was going to use a mixture of dried cherries and blueberries. Do I need to soak them first or up the liquid in the recipe at all?
A matter of choice really. I think I might rehydrate them a little.
I've made this cake, successfully, many times. I've made 1andahalf times for a 9x13 pan and doubled it for a lasagna pan for a crowd. Would it be OK to put it in a loaf pan and how long would it need to bake?