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 6.0g, carbohydrate 50.0g, fat 29.0 g, saturated fat 17.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 29.0g, salt 0.93 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2003.

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  • 19 July 2011

    Althea commented on this recipe

    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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  • 23 July 2011

    farrah rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    oh my oh my! well what can i say, this is possibly the best cake i have ever made, it tastes absolutely divine. I changed the blueberries for home grown black currants and had no vanilla essence so i used almond instead and i think it is actually better!

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  • 24 July 2011

    zzoozz rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This a very unusual cake recipe but comes out wonderfully and is really simple to make :)

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  • 03 August 2011

    Carolineb rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made this for the first time and agree, definitely a good way to get into someone's good books! Blueberries settled nicely at the bottom of the cake and the frosting was delicious too! Needed a bit longer in the oven though, I would say 1 hr 20minutes

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  • 09 August 2011

    LuIngham rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    really tasty easy cake - not too sweet either!

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  • 16 August 2011

    FreshDeLonge rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Repleaced 1 punnet of Blueberries with Raspberries and was devine. Repeat order. Delicious and moist and went down a treat. Down fast too.

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  • 20 August 2011

    P0ubelle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious - Made it for a friends birthday and everyone complemented it! I made it with Blueberries and Raspberries for extra colour. Super easy :)

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  • 24 August 2011

    YvonneM rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this with a mixture of raspberries and blueberries and it was delicicious! My mother in law asked me to make it for a coffee morning she was having and was asked many times for the recipe. The fruit did sink a little so I tried coating it in flour and believe it made a small difference. If anyone knows another way to stop it sinking please post? Thanks

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  • 25 August 2011

    CelestialDelish rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made this for my friend birthday, and everyone love it. but i reduce the sugar as our taste of sugar is lower here. another friend of mine, took this recipe to make cupcake and it look so pretty and taste as delicious. you can add in other berries like raspberry too for a more colourful decor and flavour

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  • 26 August 2011

    zoeskev rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used blackberries instead of blueberries the second time I made this and both times the cake was delicious!

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  • 11 September 2011

    hobbycook rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was so simple to make and tasted wonderfully moist. Got a big thumbs up from my guests for the soft cheese frosting too.

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  • 28 September 2011

    splodgemeister rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this for a charity cake stall and it was a big hit. It was very easy to make, lovely & moist and tasted gorgeous. But it did take a lot longer to cook than 50 minutes. I used frozen blueberries which were ok in the cake but didn't look so good on top! I will definitely use fresh fruit next time. I also used a traditional "carrot cake frosting" (butter, icing sugar and cream cheese) and not the sour cream version stated. Yummy.

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  • 16 October 2011

    Babyblade rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely gorgeous cake - kinda like a really nice blueberry muffin with frosting on top. Don't be tempted to use low fat cheese for the frosting cos it'll probably go runny. Baked this for a dinner party and 4 of us scoffed the lot!

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  • 17 October 2011

    Aleks rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    It was easy to make and turned out really yummy. Try making nice patterns out of the blueberries on the frosting to make it look pretty. :) Like someone suggested I added some raspberries into the mix and it worked really well.

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  • 15 November 2011

    Monica commented on this recipe

    I made this cake today for a birthday tomorrow and it has cracked all over the top....so annoying!

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  • 20 December 2011

    Annie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    It is such an easy cake, which really does wow and look exactly like the picture! Goes down well every time.

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  • 30 December 2011

    Frowne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This cake is fantastic, I used frozen blueberries and was just as nice. Finished in a sitting!

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  • 19 January 2012

    Mandy rated this recipe

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  • 29 January 2012

    Jenny Piccolo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Worked perfectly, after having frozen the sponge, and it was still moist a few days later

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  • 05 February 2012

    catcalledcharlie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious, delicious, delicious!!!

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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 6.0g, carbohydrate 50.0g, fat 29.0 g, saturated fat 17.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 29.0g, salt 0.93 g

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