I made that!

I’ve been waiting on these yummy little blue guys. And since I am obsessed with upside down  cakes, it seems only fitting that my first blueberry recipe of the summer be a favorite of mine. I know ginger cakes have a distinctly winter flair to them, but san francisco summers are…special (aka foggy and cold), so it seems appropriate.

First I cook some butter, brown sugar  and lemon juice together for a few minutes, to make a quick and dirty butterscotch sauce.

I spread that on my cake pan, and then tossed on the blueberries.

Then I spread my ginger molasses cake batter over the top.

About an hour later I had a cake waiting to be inverted!

And what sticky pile of deliciousness…I’m telling you, upside down cakes are my new best friend.

RECIPE (adapted from “Luscious Berry Desserts”):

1 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)

3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

2 1/2 cups blueberries

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup molasses

2 large eggs

1/4 cup milk

– Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

– In medium bowl, combine flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.

– Cook 4 TBSP butter with brown sugar and lemon uice in pot for 5 minutes, until smooth. Pour into 9″ cake pan. Sprinkle blueberries evenly on top of brown sugar mixture.

– In large bowl, with mixer at medium-high speed, beat remaining butter until light and creamy. Add granulated sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time. Whisk in half of flour mixture. Whisk in milk and then the remaining flour mixture. Pour batter over blueberries in pan and spread evenly.

– Bake 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack 15 minutes.

– To serve, run knife around inside of pan to loosen cake from side of pan. Invert cake onto platter. Serve warm, with ice cream or whipped cream if you like.