Title: Blueberry Crumbcake Squares
Categories: Cake
Yield: 1 Servings
| 1 1/2 | c | Sugar |
| 2 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 2 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/4 | c | Milk ;or buttermilk |
| 1 | qt | Blueberries |
| | | Crumb topping |
| 1/3 | c | Sugar |
| 1/3 | c | Brown sugar |
| 1/2 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 1/4 | ts | Nutmeg |
PREHEAT THE OVEN to 350F. Butter a 12- by-18-inch jelly roll pan and line
the bottom with a sheet of parchment or waxed paper. In a large mixer bowl,
beat the butter and sugar until soft and light. Add the eggs one at a time,
beating well between each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Sift together the
flour and baking powder and stir into the batter in three additions,
alternating with the yolks and milk, beginning and ending with the flour.
Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Scatter the blueberries
evenly over the batter, pressing them in gently. For the crumbs, mix the
flour, sugars, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl. Melt the butter and stir it
in evenly. Rub the mixture to coarse crumbs by hand. Scat- ter the crumbs
over the berries as evenly as possible. Bake the cake about 40 minutes
until batter is firm and crumbs are well colored. Cool the cake in the pan
on a rack. Cut the cooled cake into 24 3-inch squares. Remove the squares
from the pan to a platter. VARIATIONS: Substitute 4 cups pitted These are
easy to make for a crowd and have the same delicate texture as the larger
baked crumbcakes. sour cherries for the blueberries.