Comments on: Blueberry Cake

By: Zoë François

Zoë François — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 22:15:54 +0000

Hi Alejandra,

I am so thrilled you are making the cake. 1 stick = 1/2 cup = 4oz (they’re all the same, just different ways of measuring)

Thanks, Zoë

By: Alejandra

Alejandra — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 21:26:39 +0000

In reply to Ellen @ Indigo Scones. Hi , I am making the cake today and seems to be a really tasty cake ,but I am a little confused, is it 4 ounces butter or 1 stick (1/2 cup) , thank you .

By: Haleigh

Haleigh — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 14:06:33 +0000

Hi Zoe, I made this cake (as well as your carrot cake) and in both cases the flavour of canola oil comes through fairly strong after baking, and it tinted the batter yellow (compared to your photographs). Is that how its supposed to be? Is there an alternative to canola oil that you would recommend? I just can’t get past that taste of canola oil in the cake…. Thank you!

By: IMS

IMS — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 20:12:23 +0000

Made this to a T last year for my daughter’s 3rd birthdatand it was amazing. So much so, she wants it again! Thank you!

By: LisaJoy

LisaJoy — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 22:05:31 +0000

A printer- or viewer- friendly version of this would be nice. It’s annoying to have to filter through the photos to get to the actual steps of the recipe.

By: zoe

zoe — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 19:10:04 +0000

In reply to Helen in CA.

Hi Helen,

It will be wonderful, but take into consideration that blackberries can have tons of small seeds. If so, you may want to puree the portion of the filling you will use for the icing and strain it before adding it to the buttercream. If it ends up being too liquid, you can heat the pureed/strained fruit and add a bit more starch to thicken it a bit before making the buttercream.

If your berries don’t have as many seeds as I am assuming, then just swap them for the blueberries.

Cheers and let me know how it goes. Zoë

By: Helen in CA

Helen in CA — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 18:35:11 +0000

Wondering about making this cake w/blackberries (being in Northern CA that’s my wild summer fruit). Any adjustments you could think of?

I’m planning ahead ’cause the blackberry bushes are just flowering now.

By: zoe

zoe — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 14:23:10 +0000

In reply to Ann.

Hi Ann,

Yes, you absolutely could.

Cheers, Zoë

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 14:21:47 +0000

In reply to zoe. Thanks for the suggestions. I loved the taste of the cake so I will keep working on perfecting this one. Do you think I could make 4 smaller layers instead of cut 2 layers in half? Would that work?

By: zoe

zoe — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 04:06:46 +0000

In reply to Ann.

Hi Ann,

When you baked the cake did it fill the pan? If you still have room in your pan, you can make a 1 1/2 batch to get a thicker layer. I am just afraid it will be too much batter for regular pans. If you are interested in thicker layers, then 8×3-inch cake pans are a great way to go.

The same can be done with the icing.

Thanks, Zoë