Blueberry Pudding Cake

5 from 6 votes

Blueberry Pudding Cake

This Blueberry Pudding Cake has fluffy cake topping over a luscious blueberry filling. The warm blueberry sauce and cake in one bubbly dessert is so delicious!

Prep Time20

Cook Time55

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Blueberry pudding cake

Servings:

Author: Jennifer Pallian BSc, RD

Ingredients

Filling:

6 cups blueberries
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch

Cake:

1 ¾ cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted butter softened
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
½ cup cream cheese
2 tsp vanilla extract
¾ cup milk
Confectioners' sugar for dusting (optional)

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Butter a 1-1/2 quart baking dish and place on top of rimmed baking sheet.
To make filling, toss blueberries with 3/4 cup sugar and cornstarch; transfer to baking dish.
Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
In a standing mixer on medium speed, beat butter with remaining 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating for one minute after each and pausing occasionally to scrape down sides of mixer bowl. Beat in cream cheese and vanilla extract.
Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in one third of the flour mixture, followed by half of the milk; repeat, ending with the final third of flour mixture. Scrape batter over blueberry filling, spreading to edges with a spatula.
Bake 45-55 minutes, until a tester inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean and the filling starts to bubble out. Check on the cake frequently and cover with foil if it is getting too brown.

Notes

You can use either fresh or frozen blueberries for this recipe, but if you use frozen, keep in mind that the cake will need a little longer to bake. You should also cover the cake with foil about halfway through to prevent it from browning too quickly.

To check if the cake is done, insert a toothpick in the center and gently wiggle it under the crust. If there's still wet batter, the cake isn't done yet. Don't under-bake it! The cake will be fully set when the temperature reaches 190ºF.

When the filling starts to bubble out around the edges, you'll know the cake is ready. To avoid a mess (or even a fire) in your oven, it's a good idea to bake the cake on top of an old baking sheet.

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