Blueberry Coffee Cake With Vanilla Glaze

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil (preferably canola)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries, lightly coated with flour
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 grease and lightly flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• 2 in a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, beat together the oil, sugar, and eggs, using an electric mixer on medium speed, for about 3 minutes or until light and thick.
• 4 add the dry ingredients in three parts, alternating with the milk and vanilla, beating after each addition until smooth.
• 5 fold in the blueberries.
• 6 pour batter into the prepared tube pan.
• 7 bake in a 325 degree oven for 60-70 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• 8 let cake cool in the pan for 1 hour.
• 9 remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
• 10 to make the glaze: in the top of a double boiler, over barely simmering water, combine the sugar, cream, and vanilla.
• 11 stir mixture for about 2 minutes or until well blended.
• 12 pour into a glass measuring cup and cover until ready to use.
• 13 when the cake is completely cooled--drizzle glaze over cake.
• 14 let glaze set for 1 hour before slicing and serving the cake.