Nannies Very Best Blueberry Cake with Custard!

I just love blueberries! Especially in the winter when your craving a little piece of summer. This recipe just hits the spot. I was becoming bored of all the chocolate and candies from the Christmas festivities, so I decided to give this recipe a try.

Chuck full of gorgeous blueberries it was exactly what my heart was desiring. I served mine with warm custard. I’m using Birds. You can find it here:

https://www.amazon.ca/Birds-BirdsVanilla-Custard-Powder-300g/dp/B00HW87CB8

The inspiration for this Tried & True cake recipe comes from:

https://lovefoodies.com/nannys-blueberry-bundt-cake/

I did adjust the recipe slightly adding a little more almond flavoring Watkins of course ; and I used 1/2 Carnation evaporated milk & 1/2 water for the milk as I only had Carnation on hand.

If you haven’t heard of Carnation evaporated milk here’s some info.

https://www.carnationmilk.ca/En/Home

Its been around for over 100 years. I know many many babies were bottle fed Carnation milk for years, especially if you were unable to access Similac and the like. I have an old friend who used to open it & drink it straight from the can. I’d never be able to do that 🙂

Here’s a link for Watkins as well not only do they sell flavorings but they also sell soaps, dip & gravy mixes etc. etc. A wonderful array of products and I’m sure the quality speaks for itself they’ve only been around since 1868 !! They are the very best in my opinion.

https://www.watkins1868.com/

On with the tried & true recipe:

For this delicous cake you will need:

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups flour
• 2 tsp. Baking powder (Magic)
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup butter melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs lightly beaten
• 1 & 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
• 1/2 tsp. Almond Flavour
• 3/4 cup milk ( I used 1/2 Carnation evaporated diluted with 1/2 water)
• 2 & 1/2 cup Blueberries I used frozen ( leave frozen until ready to use)

Method:

Cream butter and sugar add your flavorings and then your lightly beaten eggs. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder & salt. Alternately add this along with the milk a bit at a time until its all incorporated in. Fold in blueberries being careful not to over mix. ( you don’t want blue Batter)

Bake at 370 for 35-40 mins or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cooking times may vary according to your ovens temperature.

Watch me make this cake here: Don’t forget to like & subscribe

You hear me speak of an old Carnation Cookbook called Celebrity classics The back cover reads “Look inside & let 14 famous Canadians introduce you to a mouthwatering collection of over 100 all time Canadian recipe classics. The only 2 I recognize are Jackson Davies and of course Gordon Pinsent. Love his acting.

Hard to believe the coupons are still intact in the back & they have no expiration date. Copyright 1988.

Heres The cake cooling from the oven:

Heres a great link all about Baking Powder

https://www.kitchenhealssoul.com/what-is-baking-powder/

I could’nt help but share this sweet picture of my beautiful niece Jillian picking berries in one of my favorite places.

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