Blueberry soured cream cake with cheesecake frosting

Blueberry soured cream cake with cheesecake frosting

The blueberries in this recipe will burst in your mouth as you bite into your slice. The cake is delicious with a cup of tea, or served as an impressive dessert

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Cuts into 10 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 - 35 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Freezable

Can be frozen when uniced

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to fan160C/ conventional 180C/gas 4 and butter and line the base of a loose-based 22cm round cake tin with non-stick baking paper or reusable Bake-o-glide.
  2. Put the butter, sugar, eggs,flour, baking powder and vanilla in a bowl. Beat with a wooden spoon for 2-3 minutes, or with a hand electric beater for 1-2 minutes, until lighter in colour and well mixed. Beat in 4 tbsp soured cream, then stir in half the blueberries with a large spoon.
  3. Tip the mixture into the tin and spread it level. Bake for 50 minutes until it is risen, feels firm to the touch and springs back when lightly pressed. Cool for 10 minutes, then take out of the tin and peel off the paper or lining. Leave to finish cooling on a wire rack.
  4. To make the frosting, beat the soft cheese with the icing sugar and the remaining soured cream in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Spread over the top of the cooled cake (don't be impatient as the frosting will melt if the cake is too warm) and scatter with the remaining blueberries. The cake will keep in the fridge for a couple of days. Bring it to room temperature for about an hour before serving.

Per serving

469 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 50g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 1g, sugar 29g, salt 0.93 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2003.

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  • 17 March 2011

    merulapie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy to make - my little girl loved helping me bake this cake. I used frozen blueberries for inside the cake and fresh blueberries for the top. Will definitely be making this again!

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  • 28 March 2011

    Kelly rated and commented on this recipe

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    A stunning cake. Will be making this one again.

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  • 31 March 2011

    julia_bakes rated and commented on this recipe

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    Lovely cake, I made it for a friend's leaving party and it went down a treat!

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  • 02 April 2011

    sasha rated and commented on this recipe

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    Very delicious!! I made this cake for a bake sale at work for Comic Relief and again a week later for my family and everybody loved it... I got complimented for making this and was told this was the best ever cake that I had baked. The blueberries on top made it look really pretty:)

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  • 09 April 2011

    CARUZZ rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very impressive, used it on Christmas day as alternative dessert.

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  • 25 April 2011

    Ciara rated this recipe

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    27 April 2011

    HC rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This cake is TO DIE FOR!! It is officially the most favourite cake at my work and I am asked to make it for every birthday. I make the cake exactly as stated in the recipe - there is no need to make any changes, it is perfect!

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  • 02 May 2011

    Cicely rated and commented on this recipe

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    This recipe is incredible - easy, delicious and beautiful. It's my favourite cake in the world!

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  • 15 May 2011

    Suzanne78 rated and commented on this recipe

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    A lovely light cake, which looked very impressive. A great way of using up left over blueberries!

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  • 22 May 2011

    Jo Jo rated and commented on this recipe

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    I've been wanting to make this recipe for ages and yesterday I finally did. It was a very simple recipe to follow with very great results. The cake was moist but not soggy or stodgy and not overly sweet. The sour cream was the perfect ingredient. It got rave reviews from all that tasted it. Very cheap recipe for me to make as well as I used blueberries that were picked here locally by my father! I'll be making this recipe again for other occassions for sure!

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  • 25 May 2011

    KayleyDore rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    went down a storm!!

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  • 08 June 2011

    ClaireM commented on this recipe

    Lovely cake, made with raspberries. Yum. Only problem was the icing. I did it just as described in the recipe and it turned out exceptionally thin, more like glacé icing. Tried refrigerating the icing before spreading but this didn't seem to work either. Can anybody help as I would like to make this again but more successfully!

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  • 24 June 2011

    LoobyLu commented on this recipe

    I've made this cake a couple of time now and its been a roaring success. I add an extra egg and a little extra vanilla, plus a little lemon juice in the icing. I also use more fruit than the recipe says. I use a mix of blueberries & rasperries. I put about the amount the recipe asks for in the cake itself and then I pile the rest high on time in a beautiful fruity heap. Can't wait for red currents to be in season because I'll include them on top too for some extra ruby jewels. Word or warning, if you use low fat phil like I did by mistake, the icing will end up a little runny. I found it dribbled down the side a bit, but set when left in the fridge. My friends thought it was intentional and just added to the appeal :)

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  • 24 June 2011

    LoobyLu rated and commented on this recipe

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  • 27 June 2011

    Top Cat rated and commented on this recipe

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    This is not a bad cake at all. I substituted sugar for Splenda as I was catering for a diabetic on this occasion, and it turned out fine.

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  • 29 June 2011

    Irishcook commented on this recipe

    This is the best cake I have ever made- absolutely delicious - very moist and fruity- what a treat! Enjoy!

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  • 07 July 2011

    Rachel commented on this recipe

    I made this for dad's 65th birthday and he absolutely loved it... he said unfortunately so did everyone else! :o)

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  • 10 July 2011

    rosp1 rated and commented on this recipe

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    i used this recipe for a GCSE peice of cooking and it went perfectly!! Absolutely scrumptious!!! A******!! Thankyou! :-)

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  • 19 July 2011

    Althea commented on this recipe

    I haven't made a cake for years so with some trepidation made it for my bridge playing friends when it was my turn to be hostess. It was a Huge success - everybody loved it and came back for seconds.Sent the rest home for my grandchildren who also loved it. Will definitely be making this again.

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  • 19 July 2011

    Althea rated and commented on this recipe

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    I haven't made a cake for years. I made it with some trepidation when it was my turn to be hostess for my bridge playing friends. It was a HUGE success - everybody loved it and came back for seconds. I sent the remainder home for my 4 grandchildren who also loved it. Will definitely be making this again - especially as it was so easy to make and looked stunning!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Cuts into 10 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 - 35 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Freezable

Can be frozen when uniced

Hard to resist

Ingredients

CHEESECAKE FROSTING

  • 200g tub Philadelphia cheese
  • 100g icing sugar
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Per serving

469 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 50g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 1g, sugar 29g, salt 0.93 g

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