Fresh Blueberry Sour Cream Upside Down Cake Food

BLUEBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch springform pan. In a medium bowl, combine blueberries, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest. Toss to coat berries, then pour into the prepared pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the almond extract and 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest. Stir together 2 cups flour and the baking powder. Beat into butter mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter over the berries in the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Place serving plate over the top of the pan and carefully invert cake and plate together, so that the berries end up on top. Carefully unlock the buckle on the side of the pan and remove. Sprinkle toasted almonds on top of cake and serve warm.

BLUEBERRY SOUR CREAM COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the batter just until blended. Fold in blueberries.
• Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan. In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans. Sprinkle half of this mixture over the batter in the pan. Spoon remaining batter over the top, and then sprinkle the remaining pecan mixture over. Use a knife or thin spatula to swirl the sugar layer into the cake.
• Bake for 55 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the crown of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan over a wire rack. Invert onto a serving plate, and tap firmly to remove from the pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

BLUEBERRY SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter& sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Add gradually to egg mixture, alternating with sour cream, ending with flour.
• Stir in vanilla, then fold in blueberries.
• Pour into a greased& floured 9 by 13" pan.
• Bake at 325 for 45-50 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove to rack for final cooling.
• (Or just leave in pan.).

UPSIDE-DOWN BLUEBERRY-LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter just the sides of a 9-inch round cake pan.
• For the caramel topping: Stir the sugar and 1/3 cup water in a medium saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Stop stirring, and gently swirl the saucepan occasionally until the mixture is the color of light amber, 4 to 5 minutes. If needed, brush any sugar crystals off the side of the pan with a wet pastry brush. Remove the saucepan from the heat, and carefully whisk in the butter (take care: the mixture can bubble up considerably). Pour the caramel into the prepared cake pan, tilting the pan to cover most of the bottom (be careful: the pan will be very hot from the caramel). Scatter the blueberries over the caramel.
• For the cake: Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk the milk and sour cream together in a small bowl.
• Beat the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer on medium-high speed in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating after each addition and scraping down the side of the bowl as needed, then beat in the vanilla and lemon zest. Reduce the mixer speed to low, and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the milk-sour cream mixture, mixing until just incorporated.
• Pour the batter over the blueberries in the cake pan, and spread evenly. Bake the cake until it is golden brown and bounces back when pressed and a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean when inserted in the center, 50 to 60 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the cake to separate it from the pan. Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack until just cool enough to handle, about 30 minutes. Invert a serving platter over the cake pan and, while holding them together, quickly flip them over so the cake unmolds, blueberry-side up. Let cool completely. Cut into wedges, and serve.

BLUEBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter; stir in brown sugar. Spread into an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish. Arrange blueberries in a single layer over brown sugar mixture; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream remaining butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Carefully pour over blueberries. , Bake at 350º for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Immediately invert onto a serving platter. Cool. Serve with whipped topping if desired.

BLUEBERRY-LEMON UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, layer blueberries, sugar and marshmallows. Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions, adding lemon zest before mixing batter; pour over marshmallows., Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm with whipped topping.

BLUEBERRY SOURED CREAM CAKE WITH CHEESECAKE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan160C/ conventional 180C/gas 4 and butter and line the base of a loose-based 22cm round cake tin with non-stick baking paper or reusable Bake-o-glide.
• Put the butter, sugar, eggs,flour, baking powder and vanilla in a bowl. Beat with a wooden spoon for 2-3 minutes, or with a hand electric beater for 1-2 minutes, until lighter in colour and well mixed. Beat in 4 tbsp soured cream, then stir in half the blueberries with a large spoon.
• Tip the mixture into the tin and spread it level. Bake for 50 minutes until it is risen, feels firm to the touch and springs back when lightly pressed. Cool for 10 minutes, then take out of the tin and peel off the paper or lining. Leave to finish cooling on a wire rack.
• To make the frosting, beat the soft cheese with the icing sugar and the remaining soured cream in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Spread over the top of the cooled cake (don't be impatient as the frosting will melt if the cake is too warm) and scatter with the remaining blueberries. The cake will keep in the fridge for a couple of days. Bring it to room temperature for about an hour before serving.

FRESH BLUEBERRY / SOUR CREAM UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degree F, In a 10 inch oven proof skillet, melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat, until sugar is well incorporated with butter and beginning to dissolve....if not completely dissolved its fine.
• 2. Stir in orange juice and evenly distribute the blueberries. Set aside.
• 3. In a bowl whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk egg, milk, sour cream, butter, extracts.
• 4. Pour milk mixture into the dry mixture and stir just until all is moistened.
• 5. Spoon or pour batter evenly over blueberries in pan and spread evenly.
• 6. Bake for 20 minutes or until cake begins to turn golden and is cooked through.
• 7. Leave cool for at least 10 minutes before turning over onto a serving plate. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

BLUEBERRY SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 340F (regular bake/not fan-assisted) with rack in centre of oven. Grease a 9-inch, two-piece tube pan (*see note) and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the sugar, eggs and sour cream at medium speed (Speed 4 on stand miser) for A FULL 3 minutes. *Don't skimp on this process, as it is important for the finished texture of the cake. The mixture won't thicken a lot, but will become lighter in colour and be foamy, with lots of small bubbles).
• With mixer on low, slowly add the oil and mix in until combined. With mixer still on low, spoon in the flour mixture until combined, then beat the mixture at medium speed for about 30 seconds.
• Spoon batter into prepared tube pan and smooth the top. (*Note that the batter will only fill the pan about 1/3 the way up).
• Scatter the blueberries on top of batter, then sprinkle with the white sugar.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 55- 60 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. **The top of the cake will stay very pale, even when done, so don't judge the readiness of the cake on the colour of the top of the cake. Look at the very outside edges, which should be golden and pulling away from the side of the pan, then test with a skewer.
• Remove from oven and let cool in pan for about 10 minutes. Run a knife around the outside of the cake, then gently push up from the bottom, removing the cake from the sides, but still sitting on the base. Allow to cool a bit more, then carefully run a knife around the centre tube. Gently lift the cake off the base/tube and allow to cool completely on a cooling rack.
• Serve dusted with confectioners/icing sugar, if desired.

UPSIDE-DOWN BLUEBERRY PANCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Combine pancake mix, milk and egg; set aside.
• In a 10-inch pie plate (in oven) melt butter and remove from heat.
• Spoon berries in bottom of pie plate.
• Carefully pour batter on top.
• Bake 18 minutes or until top springs back when tapped.
• Loosen edges and invert onto serving plate.
• Cut into wedges and serve with maple syrup.
• NOTE: This simple breakfast can be made with almost any fresh, frozen or canned fruit.
• Just be sure to drain well.

PEACH AND BLUEBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly butter a 9-inch round baking pan or skillet. Pour melted butter into prepared dish and add brown sugar. Stir together.
• Arrange peach slices and blueberries in single layer over the sugar.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda and set aside. In large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter with 3/4 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until blended. Add sour cream, beating until blended. Gradually add flour mixture, beating on low until blended.
• Pour batter over fruit and smooth with a spatula. Bake about 40 minutes, until center comes out clean. Cool in skillet on wire rack for 10 minutes before inverting onto a plate. Pour any remaining juices over the top.
• Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

FRESH PEACH AND BLUEBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and place a rack in the center of the oven. Grease the sides of a 9-by-3-inch round cake or bundt pan.
• Sprinkle the brown sugar in the pan and pour in the melted butter. Top with the peaches and blueberries and set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the sugar with the room temperature butter on medium speed until fluffy, then increase to high speed for 3 to 5 minutes. Turn off the mixer, add the cream cheese ,and then mix on medium speed.
• In a medium bowl, whisk to combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Turn the mixer off and add the eggs, then mix on low speed to beat in the eggs. Add the flour mixture slowly, then add the milk and vanilla extract and mix until combined. Spread the batter over the fruit and transfer to the oven.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 1 hour.
• Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes, then run a knife around the sides to loosen the cake and invert onto a plate. Let cool and serve.