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Blueberry Almond Cake

Ania
Blueberry cake of your dreams! This is a soft and dense cake with a nutty almond taste and juicy blueberries in every bite. It's the perfect way to start your day.
5 from 3 votes

Ingredients
 
 

Icing

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350℉ and line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Melt the butter and set aside to allow to cool as you prep the rest of the ingredients. Melted butter must come back down to room temperature before using.
    1/2 cup butter
  • In a large bowl, add the egg, egg yolk, and white sugar. Using a whisk or a handheld mixer, whisk for 3-4 minutes until the mixture has doubled in size and is paler in colour.
    1 egg, 1 egg yolk, 1 cup white sugar
  • Add in melted and cooled butter, almond extract, vanilla, and oil. Whisk until homogenous and smooth.
    3 tbsp oil, 1/4 tsps almond extract*, 1 tbsp vanilla, 1/2 cup butter
  • Add in the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Using a spatula, gently fold until a thick batter forms.
    1 3/4 cups flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp cornstarch, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • Gently toss the blueberries in 1-2 tsps of flour before adding them into the mixing bowl. This will help absorb any liquid they may have from washing and help prevent them from sinking to the bottom. Then add into the bowl as well as the slivered almonds and mix a few times.
    1 1/2 cups blueberries, 2/3 cups almond slivers
  • Pour into the prepared pan and spread out evenly. Sprinkle extra almond slivers on top (I sprinkled 1/4 cup on top)
  • Bake for 40-55 minutes. Mine took 52 minutes exactly. You'll know it's ready when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • As it cools, make the icing. Combine 1/2 cup of icing sugar with 2-3 tsps of milk (depending on the consistency you'd like) and 1-2 drops of almond extract.
    1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1-3 tsps milk, 1-2 drops almond extract
  • Once the cake is cooled, drizzle with the icing. Allow to set, slice, and enjoy!

Notes

*Some almond extracts are stronger than others, so just add 1/4 tsps into the batter. You can add more or less depending on your preferences.