Florida Fruit Recipe

Fruit-5101

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups	fresh blueberries
2 1/3 cups	all-purpose unbleached flour
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks)	unsalted butter or margarine, room temperature
1/2 cup (packed)	golden brown sugar
1 teaspoon	ground cinnamon
1 cup	water
2 1/2 teaspoons	baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	salt
1 cup	sugar
2 large	eggs
1 cup	milk

Preparation
Combine 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, brown sugar and cinnamon in medium bowl. Mix until moist and crumbly. Set topping aside. Preheat oven to 357 degrees F. Butter and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Sift remaining 2 cups flour, baking powder and salt into small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat remaining 1/2 cup butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating to blend after each addition. Mix dry ingredients into batter alternately with milk in 3 additions each. Lightly fold in blueberries or they will all sink to the bottom. Transfer cake batter to prepared baking pan. Sprinkle topping evenly over batter. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean and topping is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Cool cake slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature. Yield 6 to 8 servings