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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  • 12 May 2009

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  • 13 May 2009

    Matt rated this recipe

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  • 23 May 2009

    janet rated and commented on this recipe

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    Have made this recipe many many times and it has always worked brilliantly. It freezes well also making it an excellent 'standby'

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  • 08 June 2009

    trish17 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I finally got around to making this cake, after such wonderful reviews I'd been looking forward to having a go. I have to say though that I was a tad disappointed, the cake was a little too moist and 200g of philadelphia cream cheese for the topping was way too much, after mixing it with the icing sugar and sour cream I had enough left over to make a cheesecake! I only used two packs of blueberries as opposed to three and there still seemed an abundance. Overall it wasn't as nice as I anticipated and I wouldn't hurry to make another one, for that reason I've awarded it four stars.

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  • 10 June 2009

    babs rated this recipe

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  • 10 June 2009

    kaird rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Everyone loved this cake. I used: 200g blue berries and 125g raspberries - added lemon zest to the sponge and juice to the topping - and used Medium eggs (all I had in the cupboard). I dusted the berries in flour and laid them evenily over the top of that mixture before baking - this seemed to stop a few sinking. I only used 1/3 of the topping and that was quite thick - more than enough. I have photos - such a shame I can't upload them :(

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  • 21 June 2009

    Joanne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A really impressive and tasty cake, and so easy to make.

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  • 21 June 2009

    cazzawatto rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a De-licious cake and was very easy to make. I used frozen mixed fruits which i defrosted and strained all the juice off. I mixed some of the fruit into the cake mix and scattered a bit more on top before i cooked it. The fruit was evenly distributed with amazing splashed of colour - YUMMY!!

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  • 26 June 2009

    Pollywog rated this recipe

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  • 05 July 2009

    mornac commented on this recipe

    a showstopper every time i've made it - and ive lost count on that!

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  • 05 July 2009

    mornac rated this recipe

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  • 09 July 2009

    Italiana rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    If you've never made a cake before, then let this be your first! Its so easy and you'll be loved forever! This cake certainly has a huge WOW factor. Made it twice in one week!

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  • 13 July 2009

    kittyk8te commented on this recipe

    Truly fabulous cake! So easy, it's looks amazing and actually tastes even better!

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  • 27 July 2009

    NickyL1 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was pretty darn good! Easy to make and attractive to serve. Am planning to try other fruits for variation of taste and colour.

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  • 27 July 2009

    kaird commented on this recipe

    I've made this loads of times now - adding raspberries, redcurrants, blackcurants, etc. - whatever we have around. I add the zest of a lemon to the batter, and some lemon juice to the topping. A photo of a recent version, created for a fellow expat's birthday here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fraukuchen/3682298862/

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  • 29 July 2009

    rocky rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Baked this for my 3 yr olds birthday party and they loved it. Very easy to make.

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    01 August 2009

    nix rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A friend made this when I went to visit and it was delicious - I was jealous of her baking skills! I attempted it as the second cake I ever baked since leaving school (over 15 yrs ago!) and, surprisingly, it turned out well and went down a treat with everyone. Delicious and easy to make - what more could you want?? You have to try it!

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  • 02 August 2009

    Laura commented on this recipe

    As a baking novice, I made this cake based on its simplicity and amazing reviews. It tastes great, though it sunk as soon as I took it out of the oven!!! any tips on what on earth I did wrong (I made sure I measured everything out correctly and followe the instructions) - it doenst look as fantastic as I had hoped!!!

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  • 03 August 2009

    SaraJ rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Easy to make and very tasty, everyone enjoyed it and I will make again. I found the texture to be a bit dense but I probably overcooked it, left it in the oven for recommended time but it was still wobbly in centre, kept checking every 5 mins until firm to touch but it probably kept cooking briefly with heat from tin. The blueberries all seems to drop to bottom of cake and I thought this was my fault somehow but looking at the picture on the top it's happened with the Good Food cake too. I will probably try adding lemon as suggested in previous feedback. All together a very nice cake.

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  • 10 August 2009

    Muss rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    First saw & tasted this at a Macmillans Coffee Morning and was impressed. Got the recipe and have baked 6 or 7 times for family get togethers and barbecues. Has always gone down very well. If I don't have fresh, I use frozen blueberries for the cake and has this works well. I use fresh for the topping as I like the texture. Have only tried with blueberries as we all enjoy it so much as it is but will try the variations soon. Also thinking of dividing mixture into two tins and then using icing/whipped cream or buttercream to fill as well as top the cake. Maybe lemon buttercream ...

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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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