Blueberry Crumble Cake Recipe ft Oregon and Washington Blueberries

Hey! I baked Blueberry Crumble Cake today, do you want to have some? You can never go wrong with Blueberry Crumble Cake, I love blueberries they are naturally sweet, tart, and nutritious making them a beloved superfood. I used Oregon and Washington Blueberries, which are the two top blueberry-producing states in the U.S.

Blueberry Crumble Cake Recipe ft Oregon and Washington Blueberries

It’s that time of the year where the Oregon and Washington Blueberries are at the peak of perfection and oh-so-delicious, now is best time to be savoured! Owing to ideal growing conditions, Oregon and Washington offer the best quality fruits that garnered much popularity the world over. 

Blueberry Crumble Cake

Blueberries are small but mighty with many health benefits and are known to be a heart-healthy superfood that’s so easy to include in our daily life. We can incorporate these highly versatile blueberries in our consumption making them a convenient fruit to visually enhance and energise any meal. 

Oregon and Washington Blueberries

Blueberry can be enjoyed as it is as a snack or incorporated into various recipes. They are widely used in salads, baked items, desserts, smoothies. Blueberries are certified as a heart-healthy food by the American Heart Association and contain natural compounds that help the brain stay strong. 

Oregon and Washington Blueberries

Research findings indicate blueberries contain antioxidants and other nutrients that aid our bodies to stay healthy and may help prevent age-related diseases.  

Blueberries nutrition facts and health benefits

Blueberries nutrition facts and health benefits:

1. One cup (148g) of blueberries contributes 25% of your daily value of vitamin C, 14.4 milligrams of vitamin C.

• Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin that acts as an antioxidant stabilizing free radicals, thus helping to prevent cellular damage.
• Vitamin C aids in collagen production; assists with iron absorption; and helps heal wounds and keep your gums healthy.
• Vitamin C may help support the body’s immune system.

2. One cup (148g) of blueberries contains 3.6g fibre, equivalent to 14% of your daily fibre requirement.

• Dietary fibre has been shown to provide numerous health benefits, including improving blood lipid levels, regulating blood glucose, and increasing satiety (makes you feel full longer), which may help with weight loss.

Blueberries are rich in antioxidants

3. Blueberries are rich in antioxidants

• Blueberries are believed to have one of the highest antioxidant levels of all common fruits and vegetables.
• Antioxidants protect your body from free radicals, which are unstable molecules that can damage your cells and contribute to aging and diseases.

4. One cup (148g) of blueberries contributes 36% of your daily value of vitamin K, 28 micromilligrams of vitamin K.

• Low intakes of vitamin K have been linked to a higher risk of bone fracture. However, adequate vitamin K intake improves calcium absorption and may reduce calcium loss.

Today I would like to share Chef Bob Kamaruddin Adnin’s recipes; Blueberry Crumble Cake and Kerabu Taugeh (bean sprout) with Blueberry Sauce.  

Blueberry Crumble Cake Recipe

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Ingredients For the Cake

55 gram - Butter or margarine

160 gram - Sugar

1 nos - Egg

125 ml – Fresh Milk

225 gram – Plain Flour

2 tsp – Baking Powder

½ tsp - Salt

280 gram - Oregon or Washington fresh Blueberries 

Blueberry Crumble Cake Recipe: Ingredients For the Cake

Ingredients For the Topping

100 gram - Sugar

45 gram – Plain flour

½ tsp – Cinnamon powder

55 gram – Butter (cut into pieces)

Blueberry Crumble Cake Recipe: Ingredients For the Topping

Methods

1. Preheat oven to 180° Celcius.  Grease a 9- inch square or round baking dish

2. Mix the butter and sugar together on a moderately high speed in a mixer until well blended, fluffy and light yellow.  Add the eggs and beat to combine.   Then mix in the milk.

3. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and stir just enough the blend the ingredients

4. Add the fresh Oregon or Washington blueberries and stir

5. Transfer the cake batter to the baking dish

6. For the crumble topping, place the sugar, flour, cinnamon and butter in a mixing bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the mixture until the it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.

7. Sprinkle the topping over the cake batter

8. Bake with a skewer is inserted in the centre for about 40 to 50 minutes.

Kerabu Taugeh (Bean Sprout) with Blueberry Sauce

Ingredients 

300 grams beansprouts, tailed and wash thoroughly

Half cup of chopped or julienned French beans

1 medium shallots, thinly sliced

2 bird eye chillies, finely chopped

150grams of poached prawns

Springs of basil leaves

Half cup of lightly toasted desiccated coconut

 

Spice Ingredients (pound in pestle and mortar)

50 grams shallots - chopped

2 garlic cloves

1 red chilli

1 tbsp dried shrimp, soak in hot water to soften

Pinch of salt

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp vegetable oil 

 

Blueberry Sauce Ingredients

2 tbsp butter

1 cup of Oregon or Washington fresh blueberries 

1 to 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tbsp orange or lemon juice

1 tbsp honey

 

Methods

1. In a mixing bowl, mix the beansprouts, French beans, sliced onions, birds eye chillies and set aside.

2. Heat the 1tsp of oil in a frying pan and then sauté the pounded ingredients for a few minutes then add in the desiccated coconut, stir to mix.  Season with salt and sugar.  

3. Let the pan cook for another one minute then turn the heat off.  Let the mixture cool for a few minutes before mixing it to the beansprouts bowl.  As the beansprouts are mixed into the warm coconut mixture they will soften slightly while maintaining its crunchiness. Cover and put in the fridge.

4. Make the blueberry sauce. Heat butter in a pan. Once melted add in the Oregon or Washington fresh blueberries and the rest of the sauce ingredients.  Let boil then turn down the heat to simmer for 5 minutes.  

5. To serve: Top salad with poached prawns then drizzle the blueberry sauce onto the salad. Garnish with basil leaves and more chopped chillies if you prefer.

Hope you enjoy and love the benefits of blueberries and do try our these delicious and healthy recipe. Have a great day! 

For more information about Oregon and Washington Blueberries, please visit 

https://www.oregonblueberry.com/

https://wablueberries.com/wa-blueberry-commission/

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