Blueberry Tea Cake

It's finally blueberry season in Texas. On June 10th, the 17th annual festival will be held in Nacogdoches. This recipe courtesy of the Texas Co-op Power magazine.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• Cake

• 2  cups  sifted flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine, softened
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  egg, unbeaten
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups blueberries

• Crumb topping

• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375º.
2. Cake:.
3. Sift flour, baking powder & salt together; set aside.
4. Cream butter & gradually beat in sugar. Add egg & milk; beat until smooth.
5. Add dry ingredients slowly & stir till just moist. Gently fold in blueberries. (batter will be very stiff).
6. Spread batter in greased and floured 8" square pan.
7. Sprinkle with crumb topping & bake for 40-45 minutes.
8. Crumb topping: Mix brown sugar, flour & cinnamon. Cut in butter till it forms coarse crumbs (smaller than a pea).