Blueberry Buckle

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2005

How can a simple yellow cake batter support an entire quart of blueberries without turning heavy and soggy? Think cookie dough.

SERVES 8 to 10 (Makes one 9-inch cake)

TIME 2 hours, plus 1 hour cooling

Blueberry Buckle

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Too much fruit can make for a heavy, gummy blueberry buckle recipe, so although we used an ample amount of blueberries in our buckle, we built extra structure into the batter, making it more like cookie dough, to support them. We used all-p...

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