Warm Apple Blueberry Cake

Just what you want on these chilly fall evenings here in Canada! Using fresh local ingredients, this dessert is wholesomely satisfying. I couldn’t resist a second helping!

Ingredients:

• 5 small apples
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 8 inch square pan. Chop apples and toss with blueberries, spices and 2 tablespoons sugar. Scoop into the bottom of the greased pan.

Cream 1/2 cup sugar into butter, adding tbsp. of hot water gradually. Stir in eggs one at a time. Sift flour and baking powder together and beat gradually into batter. Spread batter over fruit mixture with a spatula. Bake 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Serve warm with table cream poured over.