Blueberry Pudding with Hard Sauce

The blueberry pudding is really a cake, but this is what my grandmother always called it. When served, it is topped with a butter-sugar sauce. I have never had anything as delicious in my life. It is not low-cal, but one of those rare indulgences worth the calories.

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

50 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 5 mins

Servings:

9

Yield:

1 (8- or 9-inch) square cake

Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 9 servings

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons shortening
  • 1 large egg
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 ½ cups blueberries
  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • ⅔ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup pasteurized egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8- or 9-inch square baking dish.
  2. Cream together white sugar and shortening in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth; mix in egg until incorporated. Stir in milk. Sift in flour and baking powder; mix well. Fold in blueberries. Spread batter evenly in the prepared baking dish.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.
  4. Beat together confectioners’ sugar and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in egg gradually, then stir in vanilla. Chill in the refrigerator until serving.
  5. Serve chilled sauce over warm pudding.

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