BLUEBERRY YOGURT CAKE

 

2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries

2 cups flour

1 tea. baking powder

½ tea. baking soda

¼ tea. cinnamon

¼ tea. nutmeg

½ cup butter or margarine, softened

1½ cups dark brown sugar, packed

3 eggs

1 tea. vanilla

1 cup plain yogurt 

½ cup pecans, chopped

TOPPING

1 tea. cinnamon

½ cup brown sugar, packed

¼ cup pecans, chopped

 

     In large bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla; beat until fluffy.  Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon,  nutmeg and yogurt.  Stir in blueberries and pecans.  Spread batter in a greased 13X9” pan.  To make topping, mix cinnamon with sugar and pecans.  Sprinkle over batter.  Bake 350’ for 45 min. or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool in pan.  Variations: substitute 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries for blueberries.  This is a good bake-ahead cake since it tastes better the next day.