Blueberry Olive Oil Cake

Who doesn’t enjoy blueberries? A welcome sign of summer and known as “Deep Purple Magic”, blueberries are loaded with natural heart healthy antioxidants! We tweaked a recipe using fresh instead of frozen blueberries, olive instead of vegetable oil and almond instead of buttermilk for an easy, nutritious, and delicious cake. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert, enjoy it the next day for a snack.

Easy Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup Villa Graziella Organic extra virgin olive oil + extra to oil the pan

  • 2 cups fresh blueberries, wash and dried

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose + 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour, regular flour ok

  • 1/2 cup almond milk, or regular dairy milk

  • 2 large eggs room temperature, organic if possible

  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

  • ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon sugar in the raw, organic if possible

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, or kosher

Simple Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350˚F degrees.

  2. Brush a 9-inch square or round baking dish/pan with olive oil and line with parchment paper.

  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together ½ cup oil, almond milk, eggs, vanilla and ¾ cup sugar.

  4. In another larger bowl, stir 1½ cups flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to combine.

  5. Add wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined, small lumps are ok.

  6. Toss blueberries with remaining tablespoon of flour on a large dinner plate.

  7. Gently fold berries into batter.

  8. Transfer to the prepared baking dish, sprinkle evenly with 1 tablespoon of sugar.

  9. Bake until golden or if a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 55-60 minutes.

  10. Cool, serve and enjoy!

Helpful Hints:

  • Keep cake loosely wrapped in the refrigerator for 3-4 days

  • Use fresh quartered strawberries, quartered peaches or nectarines in place of blueberries

Inspirational Recipe found here at https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021092-berry-buttermilk-cake

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