Blueberry-Poppy Seed Brunch Cake
This decadent brunch cake won the grand prize in the 1990 Pillsbury Bake-Off contest!
Read a story about the 34th contest here: http://theculinarycellar.com/bake-off-34-part-i-blueberry-poppyseed-brunch-cake/
Ingredients
- Cake
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
- 2 tablespoons poppy seed
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- Filling
- 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed, drained on paper towels
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- Glaze
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 teaspoons milk
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour bottom and sides of 9 or 10-inch springform pan. In large bowl, combine 2/3 cup sugar and margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add lemon peel and egg; beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
- Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In medium bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, poppy seed, baking soda and salt; mix well. Add to margarine mixture alternately with sour cream, beating until well combined. Spread batter over bottom and 1 inch up sides of greased and floured pan, making sure batter on sides is 1/4 inch thick.
- In another medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients; mix well. Spoon over batter.
- Bake at 350°F. for 45 to 55 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cool 10 minutes; remove sides of pan.
- In small bowl, blend powdered sugar and enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle over warm cake. Serve warm or cool.
I loved this and it is a show stopper! It was a wee bit dryer than I anticipated however and wondering if you have any tips? It was much more quick bread texture vs coffee cake