Cooking with Blueberries and Honey!

Thursday 21 December 2023

For this week’s blog, ATTTA would like to share a recipe where you can use local honey and wild blueberries to make a sweet treat for your family and friends over the holidays. Try making this “Blueberry-Honey Upside Down Cake” from Southern Living for a holiday desert featuring local products.

Blueberry-Honey Upside Down Cake 

©Southern Living

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter (softened)
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar (packed)
  • 1/4 tsp. almond extract
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 3/4 cup whole buttermilk
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan (at least 2-inches deep) with 2 tablespoons of butter. Pour honey into pan, tilting pan to spread evenly. Top evenly with blueberries.
  2. Beat granulated sugar, brown sugar, and remaining ¾ cup butter with a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in almond extract and 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
  3. Whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, kosher salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl. Wisk together buttermilk and eggs in a small bowl.
  4. Add flour mixture to sugar-butter mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour fixture, beating on medium-low speed until just blended after each addition. Spoon batter on top of blueberries: spread in an even layer with a small offset spatula.
  5. Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes, shielding with aluminum foil after 40 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary. Cool in a pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Gently run a sharp knife around edges of pan, and invert cake onto a serving platter.
  6. Beat heavy cream and remaining ½ teaspoon vanilla with a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment on medium-high speed until stuff peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve cake with whipped cream.

Wishing a very merry holiday to everyone from the Atlantic Tech Transfer Team for Apiculture! Bon appetite!

Connecting with ATTTA Specialists

If you’d like to connect with ATTTA specialists or learn more about our program, you can:

visit our website at https://www.perennia.ca/portfolio-items/honey-bees/

Email abyers@perennia.ca