=== FOR THE CAKE ===
1/2 lb Unsalted butter – (2
-sticks); softened
1 1/2 c Granulated sugar
3 Whole Eggs; plus
3 Egg yolks
2 ts Vanilla extract
1/4 c Milk or buttermilk
2 1/2 c Bleached all-purpose flour
2 ts Baking powder
1 qt Blueberries; rinsed, picked
-over,
And dried
=== FOR THE CRUMB TOPPING
-===
2 c Bleached all-purpose flour
1/3 c Granulated sugar
1/3 c Brown sugar
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Grated nutmeg
12 tb Unsalted butter – (1 1/2
-sticks); melted
1 Jelly-roll pan; 10″ by 15″,
-buttered
Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350
degrees. For the cake batter, in a large mixing bowl, beat the butter
and sugar until they’re soft and light. Add the 3 eggs one at a time,
beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. In another
bowl, stir the yolks into the milk. Sift together the flour and
baking powder and stir into the batter in 3 additions, alternating
with the yolks and milk, beginning and ending with the flour. Spread
the batter in the prepared pan. Scatter the blueberries evenly over
the batter, and press them in gently. To make the crumbs, mix the dry
ingredients in a bowl. Stir in the melted butter. Rub the mixture to
coarse crumbs by hand. Scatter the crumbs over the berries as evenly
as possible. Bake the cake for 50 to 60 minutes, until the batter is
firm and the crumbs are well-colored. Cool the cake in the pan on a
rack. Cut the cooled cake into fifteen 3-inch squares. Remove the
squares from the pan to a platter. Serve the cake squares as a casual
dessert — they’re great for a picnic. Store loosely covered at room
temperature. This recipe yields 15 three-inch squares.
Yields
15 servings