Blueberry Boy Bait (Coffee Cake)

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This cake dates back to the ’50s, when a 15-year-old girl won second place for it in a Pillsbury baking contest. It received its tongue-in-cheek name at that time, when she announced it was irresistible to teenage boys. 😄


Blueberry Boy Bait





Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 50 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Yield: 1 9x13-inch cake


Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour



1 ½ cups white sugar



⅔ cup butter



2 teaspoons baking powder



1 teaspoon salt



2 egg yolks



1 cup milk



2 egg whites



1 cup blueberries


Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking dish.



In a large bowl, stir together flour and sugar. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or a fork until pea-sized. Measure out 3/4 cup of the mixture, and set aside. Stir baking powder and salt into remaining mixture; mix in egg yolks and milk using an electric mixer on low speed for 3 minutes.



In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites just until stiff peaks begin to form. Fold egg whites into batter. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle blueberries over batter and sprinkle reserved crumb mixture on top.



Bake for 40 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cake springs back when lightly touched in the center.


This was an interesting comment:

I have made this recipe before and really enjoyed it but tonight I added in a few things that made it phenomenal! First: I added in cinnamon to the flour/sugar/butter mixture (1/2 tsp and could have done more). Second: I used buttermilk. Third: I added in almond extract to the cake batter part (about 1/2 tsp). Fourth: I used more blueberries than called for. It was divine! I did have to cook it a touch longer, could have been due to more blueberries, but I don't mind. It's SO good! Thanks for a great recipe!

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