Best Pennsylvania Dutch Blueberry Cake Recipes

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH BLUEBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix blueberries, 1/2 cup of the sugar and lemon juice in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat stirring frequently until sugar is dissolved and mixture simmers. Remove from heat and set aside to cool to lukewarm. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. While blueberry mixture cools, cream butter with remaining 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla until completely blended. Stir in egg and beat until light and fluffy. Thoroughly combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add half of the flour mixture and half of the buttermilk to the butter and sugar mixture, beating gently until smooth. Add remaining flour and buttermilk mixtures and beat till smooth. Fold in the blueberry mixture with a large spoon and mix just enough to create a marbled effect. Place pie shell on a baking sheet. Pour batter into unbaked pie shell. It will be very full. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.

LEMON BLUEBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8-inch pans.
• Beat cake mix, water, egg whites, vegetable oil, and lemon extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until batter is well combined, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Beat cream in a chilled bowl using an electric mixer until soft peaks are almost forming into stiff peaks; place bowl in refrigerator.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Fold whipped cream into cream cheese mixture.
• Place 1 cake on a plate; top with blueberry pie filling. Place second cake atop blueberry filling. Generously frost cake with whipped cream cheese frosting.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FUNNY CAKES

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup sugar, cocoa, water, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat to the boiling point, but do not boil. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together 1 1/2 cup sugar and butter. Beat in eggs. Stir in milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; mix into the creamed mixture. Divide batter into the pastry shells. Pour 1/3 of the cocoa mixture on top of the cake batter in each pastry shell.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 35 minutes, or till cake is done.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH BREAKFAST CAKE

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and butter until fine crumbs.
• Take out 1 cup of crumbs for top of cakes, and set aside.
• Then add to remaining crumbs, 2 eggs, milk and vanilla.
• Mix until smooth.
• Pour into 3 (8-inch) greased cake pans.
• Sprinkle crumbs over batter.
• Bake at 350ºF.
• for 40 minutes or until done.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FUNNY CAKE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup of sugar and cocoa. Blend in 1/2 cup milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Pour into unbaked pastry shells, tipping to coat the pastry halfway up the sides; set aside. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and remaining sugar. Add egg, shortening, vanilla and remaining milk; beat until smooth. Starting at the edge, spoon batter into the pastry shells, completely covering the chocolate. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm or chilled with whipped cream if desired.

FRESH BLUEBERRY-LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter and lightly flour the sides of a 9-inch springform pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
• Place blueberries in a bowl and toss with 1 tablespoon flour and 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
• Beat eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer on high speed until thickened and light in color, at least 5 minutes. Mix in sour cream, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and salt on low speed until just combined. Add 2 cups flour and baking powder and mix until combined. Add lemon juice and lemon zest and mix well.
• Pour 1/2 the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Spread 1/2 the blueberry mixture over batter. Pour in remaining cake batter and spread remaining blueberries on top, pushing them halfway into the batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Remove outer ring from springform pan and let cool completely. Dust top of cooked cake with confectioners' sugar using a small sifter.