Blueberry Birthday Cake

I have been asking Nolan what kind of birthday cake he wanted for a couple of weeks.  And each time he responded with, "BooBerry."  Okay, blueberry cake he would have.  I did a little searching and found lots of options with lemon.  That wouldn't do.  We needed the focus to be on our favorite berry.  So I found a recipe and tweaked it to our needs.  If I do say so myself, it was delicious!

Here's the recipe:

1 Box Yellow Cake Mix (1 Tbsp. set aside)

2 Tsp. Cinnamon

¹/₃ C. Vegetable Oil

3 Eggs

¾ C. Buttermilk

¾ C. Sour Cream

1 Tsp. Vanilla

2 C. Fresh or Frozen (thawed) Blueberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9 inch square pans.  In a large bowl, gently whisk oil, eggs, buttermilk, sour cream, and vanilla together.  Add cake mix (minus one tablespoon) and cinnamon into wet ingredients and stir until smooth.  Toss saved cake mix with blueberries and gently fold into batter.  (This helps prevent the berries from sinking to the bottom)  Pour into prepared pans and bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Frosting

1 block of Softened Cream Cheese

½ C. Softened Unsalted Butter

2 tsp. Cinnamon

Powdered Sugar

Buttermilk or Milk

Cream together cream cheese and butter until fully combined and smooth.  Add cinnamon and slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency (can be anywhere between 2 and 4 cups).  I typically add a tablespoon or so of buttermilk to the mixture.  Spread on cooled cakes.

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