I baked, I baked! I know it may sound silly, but I rarely make desserts, so when I bake, it’s a big celebration! Um, what’s the special occasion? Well, my excuse would be…it is for July 4th (America’s Independence Day) since it’s right around the corner!
There are lots and lots of food blogs dedicated to desserts and for bakers, but I want my blog to be a place where I share all types of savory food, specializing in Japanese food. I know how to make some desserts, but most of the baked dessert recipes I shared came from other sources (mostly inspired by blogs I visit). So if you ever wonder how good my dessert would taste since I’m not a baker, don’t worry!! I only share dessert recipes that my family and friends have tasted and loved! 🙂
I saw this delicious blueberry cake at Food Gal. The author of this blog, Carolyn, is a food and wine writer based in San Francisco Bay Area and on her blog she features the scoop on new restaurants around the Bay Area, interviews with celebrity chefs, and reviews of cookbooks and products. If you live around San Francisco, you will find her site very useful and fun to read, so check it out.
My family really enjoyed this cake after dinner, and we even had it for breakfast next day (before our road trip to Santa Cruz). It’s incredibly moist and fluffy inside. I’ll definitely make it a few more times before fresh blueberries become out of season. Enjoy!
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- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened at room temperature)
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt (kosher or sea salt; use half if using table salt)
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups fresh blueberries
- White sparkling sugar (or sugar, for sprinkling)
Gather all the ingredients.
- Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). Spray oil (or butter) a round 9-inch springform pan, lined with a round of parchment paper, and spray oil (or butter) the paper as well.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 3/4 cup of the sugar.
- Add egg yolks, vanilla, salt, and mix until creamy.
- Sift the 1 1/2 cups flour and the baking powder together into the butter mixture and gently combine.
- Add the milk to the butter mixture and gently combine.
- In a stand mixer (or another large bowl), beat the egg whites with 1/4 cup of the sugar until quite thick and opaque.
- Fold the egg whites into the batter.
- Coat the berries with 1 Tbps. of the flour and add to the batter.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan and drop the pan a few times to force the air bubbles out. Sprinkle the top with sugar.
- Bake at 350 F (175 C) for 50-60 minutes, test by inserting a skewer into the cake. When it comes out clean it's ready.
Adapted from Food Gal, originally adapted from “Hero Food” by Seamus Mullen.
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And it looks Fabulous!!!
I love blueberries… My kids love them too. So I have to give this one a try 🙂
Looks really pretty…. I love how the berries are peeping from the cake…
Great holiday cake! Maybe even try cherries with it, only because I’m cherry crazy right now but I do love the blueberries too…
Happy 4th..
Oh yes, Nami you have baked a cake! You sounded like a ‘out of a thing’ if cakes baked out from your kitchen. Baked a cake for a celebration is a good thing. Blueberries cake does sound to be a delicious cake. I do would love to have a slice from you now.
Ooo…what a good treat to eat over the summer! I love blueberry desserts!
I have a new love of blueberries since last summer when I baked a cobbler out of them and it was very favourably received. This recipe seems to be simple and tasty.
This cake looks stunning Nami!!! I would love to bake this cake if I can get hold of blueberries. Sigh!! BTW that blue plate of yours is gorgeous 🙂
Hi Nami! It’s been too long – I’m so behind on your posts! (let’s not mention my own….)
That cake looks delicious and so too everything else you’ve been posting – yaki onigiri, pork belly etc.. all looks so good and it’s making me hungry 🙂 Love the way you styled the photos of the finished cake too! Unfortunately blueberries are so expensive in Sydney these days (more than 5aud per punnet) and you never know if they’ll be sweet but i think frozen could be a good option if I was to make this cake.
You did it Nami!!!! That looks so amazing!!! Oh yes and I enjoy reading Carolyn’s blog too! hehe.. Yummy I definitely have to try this when I go blueberry picking! Weee.. I bet it makes great cupcakes too!! What a lovely cake! I’m sure your friends and family must have been quite pleased finishing it!
Gorgeous cake Nami! I don’t know anyone that doesn’t love blueberries 🙂 Isn’t Carolyn fabulous?
This is simple and light. I cannot imagine who wouldn’t like blueberries.. Would love to have a slice right now, just because I am suddenly feeling really hungry.. LOL.. I would drizzle some lemon syrup or lemon frosting? :P.. it’s nice to see you baking once in a while. Have a wonderful week ahead!! xoxo
I love your dinnerware so much – and that blueberry cake looks so moist and delicious, Nami! ^^ I love blueberries, a “bursting” version made with cherries would be fantastic for breakfast, too! ^^
I love blueberries Nami. How gorgeous is your cake. And yes, this will be the first time I have seen a cake on your blog. And you bake well so may there be many more to come xx
Your cake looks absolutely perfect my friend 😀
And you say you are not a baker! Psshaw 😛
I love that you ate it for breakfast to, a girl after my own heart no doubt!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Cake is a very easy going type of dessert and practically it is eaten at any time of the day. Your cake looks very inviting and I am sure it tasted great Nami!
Yes you baked, Nami and it looks very soft, moist, and delicious. I top crust is always my favorite. I am also a fan of Carolyn’s blog and she’s wonderful and energetic. Thank you for sharing this cake, Nami and weekend is almost here. Have a good weekend! 🙂
Your cake look really soft and nice, well done Nami!
I love blueberries in my baked goods! This cake looks so delicious.
I always love blueberry cake. This one will go down down very well in my family. Just proves you can bake very well, Nami! 😀 Thanks very much for sharing.
Dessert/breakfast, I can see why this should be eaten any time of day!
A delicious cake! A perfect teatime treat.
Cheers,
rosa
This could be one of my favourite recipes 🙂 unfortunately, I havent got any blueberries 🙁
You know I am grinning from ear to ear, I knew you could do it!!!! This cake is grogeous and it looks very moist. Your presentation is gorgeous and I’m so happy you took the baking plunge. Very well done Nami!
Well done Nami!! This cake looks really delicious!
The first thing I thought of when I saw this cake was – she baked!
You did an outstanding job too. Why don’t you bake more often. This looks perfect and I’m sure your entire family loves it.
The recipe and ingredients sound tasty. I will save this to make. It would be perfect for breakfast or dessert. Way to go, Nami!
I LOVE when you bake…and this blueberry cake is another winner! What a delicious way to end a meal…Nami, I’m going to make a baker out of you whether you like it or not! Don’t sell yourself short…this cake looks perfect!
This is a great 4th of July dessert, or breakfast 🙂 I bet your family was happy for the unique baking going on, especially when this cake was the end results. Yum!
We love all things blueberry in this house! Cake is on top of the list along with cobbler, scones and muffins. I love blueberry cake for breakfast too.
You did a great job with the cake so obviously you’re a talented baker too!
Lovely photos as always.
Nazneen x
Such a beautiful cake!I have been seeing blueberries all over the blog world and it’s so tempting!
I have heard of blueberry muffins, but blueberry cake sounds even better. I love the photos. They are quite helpful. Definitely sharing this one with my family and friends.
Yay for baking!! I’m certainly not the best baker so I always feel close to others that are as afraid of baking as I am. Actually you would never know you weren’t a seasoned baker because your cake is so beautiful. You even took steps I have never done like folding in the whipped egg whites! I bet it was light and luscious!! YUMMY!! Well done my friend. 🙂
I am no baker either, so i know the ‘i did it’ feeling! Gd job, the cake looks so yummy. Blueberries are so expensive here in malaysia, so it is a real treat to have fresh berry bakes 🙂
I love a cake that doubles as dessert and breakfast. Delicious, pinned! 🙂
I don’t bake a lot too!! Your cake looks scrumptious!
I would be so excited if I baked such a lovely looking cake too! I love all the berries in your cake, yum!
I absolutely love blueberry cake and yours looks great!
I am planning to make one this weekend. I always love lemony blueberry cake.
What a lovely cake Nami, I love blueberries and they are in season in Ontario right now.
Perfect cake for celebrations! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the shout-out. You are too kind!
Glad you loved the cake as much as I did. It’s so simple yet so incredibly satisfying. I’m loading up on blueberries to make it again and again. 😉
What a delish cake! I love this post ! Glad to see you baking, Nami. You’re amazing at anything you do, so keep it up 🙂
Nami, you baked, you baked! Love it when you do and each time it’s wonderful. There’s no stopping you now!
You did it!!!! Beautiful looking cake..and yes it looks very tasty! I love blueberry cakes!
Awesome presentation and happy holiday to you and your family! Enjoy!
Kudos to you because baking can be my Achilles heel. I don’t have the patience for it unless I want to eat the final product, hahaha!
I know you keep saying you’re not a baker, but this cake says otherwise. This is my favorite kind of dessert–simple and rustic. It looks delicious!
A baking effort that was definitely worth the time! This cake looks like it would be perfect for breakfast or dessert!
What a gorgeous breakfast cake! I love everything about this!
Oh, Nami, you’re so sweet, to bake…and what a fabulous job you did with the simple but delicious blueberry cake. I would much rather prefer a simple cake most of the time, instead of all the fancy frostings. This will certainly be perfect for 4th of July, or at a picnick, or with a nice cup of morning coffee or tea!
Love the red, and blue china, as well:D
You did it…!!! The cake looks so great and moist, I’m keeping your recipe as I still have some blueberries in the freeze, I think I can make it with frozen blueberries…
sounds like the perfect dessert for the 4th of july! looks so delicious and rustic, i just love it!
This looks so good! Your occasional baking looks way better than when I bake. And I bake a LOT.
I want to bite my teeth into this, yum!
SO GORGEOUS Nami!!! I love blueberry cake!
This is absolutely gorgeous! And it looks so fluffy! I’ve made blueberry cake before and it’s the perfect excuse to have cake for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and midnight dessert snack 🙂
What a beautiful picture of the cake. It looks light and fluffy. I love blueberries, but never had it in a cake. I’m sure it tastes great. I can’t wait to try this recipe. I must buy fresh blueberries before it goes out of season.
Nami, Your cake looks awesome!! So glad you baked. It looks delicious with the fresh blueberries throughout!
Looks fantastic! You should bake more often! Fresh blueberries are amazing this time of year. Great choice.
Yay, you baked!! And it looks really good, perfect for breakfast. Here fresh blueberries haven’t come into season at the farmers markets yet, but I’m hoping they still have strawberries tomorrow!
This blueberry cake looks delicious! Now since blueberries are in season, that’s the best time to make it too!
Oh I’ll love this moist and fluffy blueberry cake!
Nami, your blueberry cake looks gorgeous – light and fluffy and, best of all, full of fresh, plump blueberries! What a great idea for the 4th of July. I hope you and your family have a wonderful celebration weekend (though I doubt there will be any cake left by then ;-)).
Well done 😀 It looks delicious! I hope you and your family have a wonderful 4th of July….eating this cake 😉
nami! It looks wonderful. so moist and sweet. the blueberries add a nice freshness to it without weighing it down.I LOVE IT
Congrats!! Congrats on your BIG success! It looks so fluffy and moist! I know you can definitely do it. What a beautiful July 4th theme for this cake!!
You sound like me! Bake!?!!? Are pigs flying? 🙂 What a great thing to bake for a person that doesn’t bake! This cake looks delicious and very moist so Congratulations on such a great success! I have a basket of blueberries in the fridge, but we’re in triple digits here so no oven for a while. Have a marvelous weekend!
I love cakes like these…. they are perfect for summer and not to heavy. I have tons of blueberries in the fridge as we speak I should give this cake a whirl it looks right up my alley.
So pretty Nami! I love simple cakes like this one. Not too sweet and perfect with a cup of tea.
Hey, the cake looks really good for someone who rarely bakes! I love blueberries, so send some over! Hahaha!
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Wow Nami! Your blueberry cake looks Fabulous! I am always a fan of blueberry and I love the way you describe the texture of the cake. Will sure give this a go! Hope to see more bakes from you in near future 🙂 Cheers and enjoy your holidays!
One word: YUM! This looks like it will be a family favorite for me as well. We LOVE blueberries! Thank you for sharing another scrumptious recipe!
Blueberries are my all time favorite and I can’t wait to use the berries I bought just today in this recipe. Beautiful, my friend!
HI Nami – I’m not a baker either, so I share your enthusiasm about baking this cake and having a super-successful result. The cake sounds awfully good, and the photos are so festive, so patriotic!
LL
YAY! You baked! I know how you feel about baking so it was very special to see a cake recipe from you in my reader! Blueberry anything is my weakness. I could eat this for breakfast! 😉
Nami, this cake looks like major success!! Before I read one word of this post, I thought “She BAKED!!!”, and there it was, my thoughts confirmed!!! You should do it more often, and um, count me in on the next road trip 😉
Nami – what a perfect cake! Just wish I had a slice right now with my morning coffee! Love that you baked something and you did a beautiful job. Happy Friday!!!
Nami you baked ,you baked ,you baked?? 🙂 he he!
It looks lovely…i love blueberries and this one looks delicious:)
Nami, I am so proud of you, but I have always known you would be a great baker! This cake looks fabulous, soft, light and fluffy at the same time! Congratulations! (By the way I’m impatiently waiting for blueberries season!)
You baked! Very excited to see a baked recipe here 🙂 It looks so delicious and gorgeous!!
Congratulations on your cake! It looks absolutely wonderful. Just the thing, and healthy with the blueberries too. Go Nami!
Looks absolutely delicious!
Oh Nami, you should deeeefinitely bake more bc this looks gorgeous!! and what a perfect addition to any celebration!!! Breakfast, 4th of July, Breakfast, Snack? How about all of that and more…YUMMY!!!
This is one beautiful cake. It really looks amazing. I’ll take 2 slices, please 😉
What a beautiful cake, Nami! Perfect for a holiday celebration. I’m so happy it’s berry season!
I haven’t been here in so long Nami! But I absolutely love it when you bake – all of your baked goods (as well as everything else) always look so darn tasty =) Hope you’re doing well!
Hi Nami, I tried to comment last night but it wouldn’t go through. I’m very happy to see your beautiful blueberry cake, you’ve chosen a wonderful recipe and the cake looks light, full of berries and just perfectly done;-)
You are definitely a baker as the cake looks fab! So much better than my un risen pandan cake! haha
Haha! Your first line made me laugh because when I saw the title in my inbox I thought: “oh my gosh! Nami baked!” 🙂
Looks good! Happy 4th of July!
Oooh nice! I look forward to your baking recipes esp since we LOVE your super easy steamed cuppie cakes so much 🙂 Thanks again for that awesome recipe! This blueberry cake is calling out to me now 🙂
Gorgeous cake Nami!! It looks so deliciously moist and fluffy. I think blueberry cake is one of my favourite cakes.
Definitely going to try this because the only blueberry cake I’ve ever made was a Martha Stewart recipe.
cake with the blueberries look wonderful
A cup of tea and a slice of this after dinner makes the perfect end to the day!
My jaws just dropped when I saw this picture.
You baked! And your baking is as gorgeous as your savoury dishes! This cake is a great way to stretch blueberries which are outrageously expensive here. Outstanding photos, Nami.
Yay! Another dessert recipe 😉 this look easy, yummy and in my books HEALTHY because they have BLUEBERRIES ~ Thanks for sharing Nami!
Those are very patriotic and beautiful colours in the photos! 😉 I just wish I had fresh blueberries to play with right now, they’re crazy expensive! Will bookmark the recipe and make it when it’s a bit warmer. 🙂
Blueberries are one of my summer fruit obsessions. I could eat a few slices of your cake Nami:) It looks so delicious. Thanks for sharing!
Wild Maine blueberries should be available soon and this sounds like a lovely dessert to make.
I feel the same sense of accomplishment if I actually bake something 🙂 This looks so good, and blueberries are one of my husband’s favorites!
That top picture is making my mouth water – it looks delish!
I m such in love with simple cakes w/o any creamy frosting and all. that sure looks very very tempting with my fav blueberries. Perfectly baked golden crust. Love it!
Blueberry cake looks so moist and delicious!!
Hope you have a nice trip to Santa Cruz. I used to live there and it’s gorgeous, but I haven’t been back in years!
Have a Happy 4th of July!
Oh my God! You baked! That’s so cool… it’s not often I saw a cake over here 😀 It looks wonderful – so pale and fluffy. I can imagine it didn’t last very long, lol 😀 By the way, I read a great tip recently which was supposed to stop fruit sinking in a cake, but I’ll be damned if I can remember what it was now… oops 🙁 If I think of it I’ll tell you!
Wow, this cake looks delicious, I will definitely try this! Beautiful blog by the way 🙂
Yay! You baked!! I love seeing sweets on your blog. This cake looks amazing and so perfect for the 4th. My husband loves blueberry and would just love this. Too bad he is in Israel this summer while Im in the states. I guess I would just have to eat his piece too!
Wow you baked! Now I am really amazed. Happy 4th of July
Ha! I love it 🙂 I feel the same way when I successfully pull off a baking recipe. This looks fabulous and absolutely perfect for the 4th!
Your cake looks very pleasing and scrumptious. I love cakes like this one. Coffee or tea in the morning with your blueberry cake would be ideal breakfast!
Oh this looks perfect with a hot cup of team Yum.
I could definitely eat some of this for breakfast or dessert. I love blueberry season.
Great pictures – really good. The cake looks super too – I love fruit in baked goods, and blueberries are one of my favs. I’m not much of a baker, either (luckily my wife is!), though I do enjoy it from time to time (it’s not baking, but I make killer chocolate mousse). Congrats on this – anything you want to share with us (savory or sweet) is super.
I can sense your excitement each time you bake & that’s contagious! Makes me want to go to the kitchen and join the fun. Coincidently, the first cake I baked when we arrived in Minnesota was a mix berries cake. I don’t mind making another one again after seeing yours.
I love that you baked! Blueberries are one of my favorite fruits so I really like this cake!
Now this is a cake I wouldn’t mind making at all. And anything with blueberries is a winner in our house. Enjoy the road trip!
First time visiting your blog, and can’t wait to use this recipe with the fresh strawberries I picked over the weekend 🙂
Nami, it’s wonderful! Hats off to your beautiful cake! It’s really unusual to see Western baked goods here. But when we do – like this one – it’s so awesome! You are so talented! You cannot do anything wrong!!
Gorgeous Cake!!Love blueberries and can totally imagine the lovely flavors in your cake here!No wonder its such a hit in your family 🙂
So pretty!! Blueberry cake is one of my favorite parts of the 4th 🙂 We always make a blueberry coffee cake the morning of and its soooo good! Very happy you baked bc this looks fantastic!
Well I love it when you bake and share. Looks great.
Yes for the 10 tip list do one at a time lol but your blog needs little improvement, it’s perfect.
Yay! you baked!
proud of you Nami!
I know the day will come when you will be an amazing baker because you are amazing at everything you set your mind to
the cake looks amazing and the pictures as usual are so beautiful
I love seeing you bake, Nami. I know you are so talented in the kitchen that you can make anything you set your mind to making. Hope you have a great 4th of July!
Nami, your picture of this blueberry cake gets me excited. The cake looks so yummy and moist. Can’t wait to try this recipe.
Hi, Nami! I’ve been in Idaho for the last week (spending 4th of July here)–thought I’d pop in to see what you’ve been cooking up. Congrats on baking, yay! Your blueberry cake looks great and so perfect for today. One of my favorite fruits to use in baking. Have a great 4th!
Nami, great to see you baking and judging on how well it turned out (cake looks beyond lovely) you should really bake some more 🙂
YAY!!!! Your cake looks so moist and fluffy:-) It is so fun to bake, and you definitely do a gorgeous job baking:-) YUM! Hugs, Terra
I have a large container of blueberries just waiting to be used. This cake looks delicious.
Nami, despite what you say, I think you are a fabulous baker! This cake looks perfect. What a great way to use seasonal blueberries! I hope you guys have a fun trip!
Your cake looks fantastic! I almost never bake, but you have me in the mood for a blueberry treat 🙂
Made it today ! It was so good ! thank you for the recipe and perfect instructions !
Hi Laleh! Yay, so happy you liked it! I love this cake and I’m glad you tried. 🙂 Thank you so much for your feedback Laleh!
Hi Nami,
Are you using spatula to mix the butter ,sugar and then egg york? Not using wire whisk ?
Hi POH! I kept my stand mixer for meringue, so I had to use a regular mixing bowl. The batter is pretty thick so I used the spatula. You can use a wire whisk if you like. 🙂
Hi I wld like to try this wonderful recipe n do you have the conversion of cups to grams pls. TiA
Hi Jade! I’m sorry that I don’t have the grams for this recipe. I put both measurements on my recipes these days, but back then my readers were mostly American so I didn’t include it. I’ll add the measurement when I make this recipe again. 🙂
Hi Nami, this cake is so light and fluffy. I saved 1/2 cup of blueberries. After the batter is in the baking pan, I sprinkled the 1/2 cup of blueberries on top of the batter and pushed them a little bit. Simply delicious cake. Have you tried using the same recipe and baking using muffin tins? Thanks.
Hi Darlene! So glad you liked this recipe! Love your idea of adding the fresh blueberries! No, I’ve never tried it with muffin tins. I guess it’ll be like mini cakes? Let us know if you end up trying! 🙂
Hi Nami,
This is one of my favorite dessert recipes. I decided to use this recipe to make blueberry muffins. I made 11 muffins (using an ice cream scoop) and saved about 30 blueberries and pushed them gently on top of each muffin tin. I baked them at 350F for 20-22 min. They were so delicious and now a portable snack.
Hi Darlene! Oh the muffins sound so good! I have to try that! Thank you for letting me and JOC readers know the baking time etc. Can’t wait to give it a try! I LOVE blueberries in baked goods!
If you’re baking this cake for July 4th, why not throw in a few dried cranberries?
Hi Jeanne! Sure you can! I followed my food blogger friend’s recipe here. 🙂
Made this recipe several times, absolutely love it. Freezes well too. Do you think strawberries would work well as a substitute for blueberries in this recipe?
Hi Shirley! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this cake! Raspberries, blackberries, sliced strawberries would work well! 🙂