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Blueberry Cakelets Recipe

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Relish Chef Jon Ashton was inspired to create these simple upside-down cakes after a trip to Driscoll’s blueberry farm. They’re a perfect ending for any summer dinner.

Ingredients

7 tablespoons (31/2-ounces) butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup self-rising flour
1/4 cup ground almonds
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
Finely grated zest of 1 lime
3/4 cup fresh blueberries
Coarse sugar
1 cup whipped cream

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 6 muffin cups with butter. Line bases with rounds of parchment paper to prevent sticking.
2. Combine butter and granulated sugar in bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
3. Fold in flour, almonds and baking powder. Gently stir in milk and lime zest.
4. Place 2 tablespoons blueberries in bottom of each muffin cup. Spoon batter on top of blueberries.
5. Bake about 25 minutes, until cakelets are springy to the touch. Remove from oven and cool. Run a sharp knife around edge of each cakelet, then invert pan. Remove parchment paper, and serve, topped with coarse sugar and whipped cream. Serves 6.

Recipe by Relish Chef Jon Ashton

"Blueberry Daze," July 2009.

Nutritional Information

Per serving: 290 calories, 20g fat, 120mg chol., 4g prot., 25g carbs., 2g fiber, 260mg sodium.

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did anyone else have trouble with this recipe? mine were soupy messes.

rhardee
6/30/09 1:18 PM

Mine were a mess, too.Tasted ok, but the consistency was odd. Makes me think that the quantities were wrong. Plus, there was too much for a muffin tin. Won't make these again.

jules20
7/3/09 5:40 PM

I haven't tried the recipe yet, but it sounds and looks good. My question is, what size muffin cup should be used? Also, based on other comments, the amount of flour may be wrong. I hope we get get answers while the blueberries are in season.

PamperedChefVicki
7/4/09 9:39 AM

Well, I used the larger muffin tin and they weren't big enough--made at least 8. Personally, I didn't think they were good enough to waste a pint of blueberries. The whole recipe seemed messed up (and I really do know how to cook!).

jules20
7/4/09 11:05 AM

I used an antique muffin tin which has 9 cups. The recipe is like a blueberry pudding. I baked about 5 minutes longer than the 25 suggested. Cooled only until I could handle the pan with no potholders. No problems with the recipe, but grease bubbled over and made a mess of the oven. ugh! Yummy dessert, however.

Priscilla B
7/4/09 12:25 PM

I just made these, and they were a mess. Too runny, and ran over pan and into my oven. I cooked an extra 5 mins, but they still didn't turn out. I think there is a mistake in the recipe.

TriciaD
7/6/09 7:21 PM

I actually thought I had lost my baking touch with these cakelets....they were a soupy mess...I even tried them a second time with ramekins, but had the same mess.( I even had a fire in my oven from the butter spilling out). I believe the recipe is wrong..too much butter and not enough flour. The photo sure did look good though!!!

skrmom
7/7/09 9:03 PM

We apologize for the mistake. The corrected recipe calls for 3/4 cup blueberries total (2 Tbsp in each muffin cup), and does not include folding any blueberries into the actual batter. Follow this link to the full corrected recipe.

http://www.relishmag.com/recipes/view/39830/blueberry-cakelets.html

Here's to better baking experiences, and once again, please excuse our mistake.

The Relish Editors
7/8/09 9:02 AM

Disappointed that I didn't see the corrected version till too late. Lots of trouble for such a mess. Who proofreads/tests these recipes?

goodcook
7/10/09 1:48 PM

PamperedChefVicki said:

Don't try unless the flour/egg/butter ratio changes. Get a reliable upside down pineapple cake recipe and modify!

goodcook
7/10/09 2:30 PM

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