Blueberry Bake-Off 2011Kimberly Newhall
Blueberry Bake-Off 2011Cake:
¾ cup butter 3 eggs
2 ½ cup flour 2 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt 1 ¾ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla 1 ¼ cup whole milk
2 cups blueberries
Icing:
1 pound butter 3 cups powdered sugar
½ tsp salt ½ tsp vanilla
Filling:
½ white chocolate 1 cup blueberries
½ cup almonds (toasted)
Directions: Crumb Mixture
In a mixer, combine butter and sugar, beat until light in color and fluffy. Next add 1/3 of the milk and mix until incorporated, then add one egg, mix till combined. And then alternately add the rest of the milk and the eggs. Making sure after each addition of the milk and egg is fully incorporated. Add in the vanilla.
Add the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl and mix to combine. Add in all dry ingredients to mixer, and mix on low to medium speed for 10-20 seconds or until there are no more lumps and the batter is smooth. Next add in the 2 cups of blueberries and fold them in with a spatula.
Line two 8” pans or three 6” pans and fill them ½ to ¾ of the way full and bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees or until you place a toothpick in and it comes out clean. When done, take out of oven and let cool.
Icing:
Beat the butter until it becomes light yellow and fluffy. Then add in the salt, vanilla, and sugar and mix for another minute Mix until the icing becomes smooth.
Assembly:
When the cakes are cooled, cut both of the rounds in half so you will end up with 4 layers.
Melt the white chocolate in the microwave for 30 seconds, when totally melted mix it with 1 cup of butter cream.
In a bowl, smash the blueberries with a fork slightly. Put the first layer of cake on a plate and spread some of the white chocolate icing on the top. Then lay some of the smashed blueberries on top of the icing.
Next place another layer on top and spread some icing over it, then chop up the toasted almonds and lay them evenly out over the second layer of cake. For the third layer, just repeat. Then place the fourth layer on top and with the rest of the icing, cover the whole outside of the cake. Decorate as you please, with some fresh blueberries or some piped blueberries. Enjoy.