Desserts Recipes - Alaskan Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 8

• 350g/12oz plain flour

• 175g/6oz caster sugar

• 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 50ml/2fl oz vegetable oil

• 175ml/6fl oz milk

• 1 egg

• 250g/9oz blueberries

• 100g/4oz demerara sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 50g/2oz butter

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas mark 5. Grease a greased deep 20cm/8in round cake tin.

2. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, blend together 250g/9oz flour with the sugar, baking powder, salt, oil, milk, egg and 225g/8oz blueberries.

3. With a wooden spoon, beat thoroughly for 30 seconds and spread in the prepared cake tin.

4. Combine the remaining flour, demerara sugar, cinnamon and butter.

5. Sprinkle over the batter and top with the remaining berries. Bake in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes.