Blueberry Cake

Last night we made Blueberry Cake out of our church cook book, and it was the most delicious cake I have ever eaten. That's saying a lot because I love cake. It tasted like something you would get at a bakery, it was even better than Panera Bread. I now understand why the Pioneer Woman always says to drop everything you're doing and make this right now. That is how I feel about this cake. Here is the recipe:

1/2 cup butter
2 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
3 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup milk
4 cup blueberries
Topping:
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted

Cream first two ingredients; add eggs and mix until light. Sift flour, tartar, and baking soda together and add to mixture alternately with the milk. Fold in blueberries and pour into greased and floured 9x13 pan. Mix sugar and cinnamon for topping and sprinkle over top. Bake 1 hour at 350 if using fresh berries. Add 20 minutes if using frozen blueberries. Pour melted butter over top of cake as soon as cake is removed from oven.

It is also very easy to make, and I had all the ingredients on hand. The topping of sugar and cinnamon seems like a lot, and I admit I didn't sprinkle it all on, but now I wish I had. It's still good, but it forms a crispy crust on the top that is amazing. Next time I will have more of this crispy crust.

I feel like the best recipes come out of church cookbooks. I think it's because people's names are attached, and then the uppity church women will shun them if they're recipe isn't good. This one proves my point.

25 Pounds of Blueberries

So, this year we picked/bought 25 pounds of blueberries. Most have been frozen, but many were also eaten. This doesn't count random pints and containers from the store. I hope 25 pounds is enough to last us through the winter. It sure doesn't look like much in our freezer. They will mostly be used for the girl's morning oatmeal. The frozen berries help cool off the oatmeal and they are so good.
Tonight we will be making a Blueberry cake, which calls for 4 cups of fresh berries and I am very excited to eat. The lady at Palmer's told me fresh berries will be done by Saturday, so I'll have to travel north if I need more in the coming weeks.

Pickin'

Today we went Blueberry picking. We went to the Gold Barn, because I can't remember ever going anywhere else, therefore, they have the best blueberries. Unfortunately, we could only pick for about 20 minutes before it started storming. We picked "Collins" variety berries, and altogether our family of 3 picked 6 pounds, with 3.6 of it coming from me! Apparently toddlers don't really understand the concept of keeping any berries in your bucket, because she was constantly cramming her face with them. YUM!
To celebrate blueberry day, we made pancakes for supper, and bulked up on diaper rash cream. Someone ate A LOT of berries. I had to buy 10 pounds for freezing, and I plan on buying 10 more in the coming week. I also want to make a pie.
I was surprised at how many berries were on one bush, it can't be that hard to grow them, and I know the climate around here is made for it! Even if I just had two mature bushes, I feel like it would be beneficial. Something to look in to!