Newmans Very Own Lemon Blueberry Cake With Lemon Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2 teaspoons newman own old fashioned roadside virgin lemonade (or your favorite)
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups newman own old fashioned roadside virgin lemonade (or your favorite)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• fresh blueberries
• mint sprig (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 for the cake: preheat the oven to 350ºf and grease a 9 x 9" baking pan.
• 2 in a large bowl, beat together the shortening and sugar on medium-high speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3 stir in the lemon extract and the lemonade.
• 4 in a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt and add to the shortening egg mixture, alternating with the milk.
• 5 beat well after each addition- the batter should be smooth.
• 6 sprinkle the blueberries in the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
• 7 reserve 1/2 cup of the cake batter for the sauce and pour the remaining batter over the blueberries.
• 8 bake for 25-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 9 for the lemon sauce: place the reserved 1/2 cup of batter in a medium saucepan.
• 10 mix the warm water with the lemonade and stir into the batter, combining well.
• 11 over medium heat, cook and stir until the sauce is thick and bubbling.
• 12 remove from the heat and stir in the butter.
• 13 cut the cake into serving pieces and place each piece on an individual plate, then pour the sauce over it.
• 14 garnish with blueberries and a mint sprig.
• 15 serve hot or cold.