Melt in Your Mouth Blueberry Cake

This blueberry cake is bursting with delicious blueberry flavor. It's super light, moist, and tender — a great cake to take along to a summer picnic.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 206 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 2 egg whites
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup butter
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.33333334326744 cup milk
• 0.75 cup white sugar, divided
• 1.5 cups fresh blueberries

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8-inch pan.

Step 2

Beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until soft and fluffy; mix in vanilla and salt. Add egg yolks and beat until creamy.

Step 3

Combine 1 1/2 cups flour and baking powder in a bowl; add alternately with milk to creamed mixture.

Step 4

Toss blueberries with 1 tablespoon flour in a small bowl. Add to the batter and fold in gently.

Step 5

Beat egg whites in a separate bowl until soft peaks form. Add remaining 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into cake batter.

Step 6

Pour batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon sugar over top.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.