I celebrated my five year anniversary and my first Mother’s Day this weekend. Needless to say, I felt very loved. I understand, like never before, how much my own mother did for me. The years of patience, of guidance, of love. I’ve only known my own daughter for ten months, and yet the love I feel for her is almost all-consuming. I can only imagine what that love feels like for a daughter of twenty, thirty years. My mom is my best friend, and I’m so happy that we were able to celebrate together yesterday.
Ryan and I are lucky enough to live near both of our moms (we moved back home for a reason!). Yesterday, we had our families over for a Mother’s Day brunch. Freshly baked baguettes, smoked turkey and ham, swiss cheese, tomato basil soup, and fresh fruit made the snow, yes snow, more bearable. And this blueberry pound cake served as the perfect dessert.
Dense and moist, this pound cake slices beautifully (to a food photographer, slicing capabilities matter). And when I say it’s my favorite pound cake recipe, please know I’ve tried dozens. What I love about this recipe is that it requires both butter and cream. And please don’t skimp on the times listed in the recipe. You want to cream the butter and sugar for at least five minutes and then allow the batter to whip for an additional six. You won’t regret the extra time in the mixing bowl. I tossed a cup of fresh blueberries in flour and then folded them into the batter. The berries rose to the top as the pound cake baked, creating a beautiful berry crown.
Blueberry Pound Cake
2 sticks (1 cup butter) room temperature
3 cups sifted cake flour (sift before measuring)
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups granulated sugar
7 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
2 TBSP all-purpose flour
Do not preheat oven. Line two standard loaf pans with parchment paper.
Stir together sifted flour and salt into a bowl. Beat together butter and sugar in the bowl of your stand mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add half of flour, then all of cream, then remaining flour, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down side of bowl and then beat at medium-high speed for an additional 6 minutes. Batter will become creamy and satiny. Toss blueberries in all-purpose flour and gently fold into batter.
Spoon batter into prepared pans and rap against counter once or twice to eliminate air bubbles. Place pans in cold oven and turn oven on to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake until golden brown and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in middle of cake comes out with just a few crumbs adhering, about 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool cake in pan for 30 minutes before removing. Allow to cool completely before slicing.
awwww it sounds like you had a wonderful mother’s day!!! yay! and this blueberry poundcake looks heavenly!
This looks divine! And the slicing capabilities are indeed a major factor 😉
Yay – I’m so glad you had a wonderful Mother’s Day. But snow?? Holy cow!
And this pound cake looks amazing – with those blueberries…
Dear Monet , this is such a beautiful post and yesterday was wonderful! Thank you so much for all you did to make the day special for everyone. My love grows for you everyday,if that is even possible and this year as you have become a Mother I am so proud of you and in so in love with Lucy too. We have our own special journey as you will for Lucy. I have cherished our lives together you are just beginning your journey with Lucy. Your life as a Mother will just get better as the years go by and you will write a new chapter of our history. Being a Mother is the best and most challenging of your life and you will excel as you always have but more so because of that special love of being a Mother. I love you beyond words always! Mom
A friend of mine was in Colorado this past weekend for Mother’s Day and was shocked to see snow as a welcome 😉
I am sure this cake made the home feel extra cozy…
your Mom is beautiful, so I guess that explains how gorgeous you are and how Lucy is simply following on the same path… the path of natural beauty!
I totally forgot this was your first mother’s day. It seems like Lucy has been here forever! I hope it was as memorable as all your expectations over the past year! The first one is so commemorative of all our hopes and dreams.
My mama is my bff too. Love that shot that captured 3 generations–what a picture!
It’s so nice being close to family! I don’t know what I would do if my mom and I lived more than a car ride away – she’s such an amazing support! So happy to hear you had a wonderful Mother’s Day! This pound cake – oh my gosh! So beautiful and delicious looking!
Love the photo with your mama and babe… beautiful. Congratulations on your wedding anniversary and your first mother’s day celebration ♡ so many blessings. Your pound cake looks beautiful with the decorative blueberries dancing at the top. A perfect, festive choice! xx.
i love a slice of pound cake and the blueberries are a nice variation!
Three beautiful ladies there! And that cake…mhhh. I can’t wait to bake with blueberries!
🙂 ela
Look at that beautiful crumb! This looks like the pound cake to end all pound cakes. Happy belated mother’s day to you, dear friend!
Monet, sounds like you had a wonderful Mother´s Day – you are one very lucky lady and your Blueberry Poundcake looks like it was perfect to serve for such a special day!
Love how smooth and light this pound cake looks! I would love a large slice with my afternoon tea.
It can be really difficult to capture the moistness of cake in photographs, but your lighting and angles have done exactly that. I’m in love! I really can’t wait to give this pound cake a try on my own, thank you for sharing and your blog is so totally on my radar now!
What a wonderful weekend of celebrations you had…congratulations on your anniversary. My husband enjoys pound cake and I’ve got frozen wild blueberries in my freezer…I think I know what I’ll be baking before long.
A belated happy Mother’s Day, Monet! Sounds like a special way to spend the day… so much love. And food. What more could someone want?
And this poundcake has inspired me to pick up some blueberries to make the one my mom always baked for us. There’s something so comforting about a simple poundcake. And this one looks so lovely.
Hi Monet, I love the fine crumbs of this cake, so clean cut! yummy indeed! Gorgeous ladies there:D
I hosted 9 friends for lunch yesterday and served your Spring Strata and French Yogurt Cake. I received rave reviews, and the true test was there were no leftovers!! I do enjoy your blog and thank you for wonderful recipes.
Yum and beautiful! That would be, first, my description for the blueberry pound cake followed by your photo with your mom and Lucy…but I guess you could switch them around if you are strange like I am. Ha, but really, I’m jealous you got to spend the day with your mom (I miss mine) and happy too. Have a great week!
The cake looks lovely! And it’s always so nice to be close to family – nothing beats them!
Congratulations on your anniversary and first mothers day! How nice to be able to spend it with your daughter and mother 🙂 I love pound cake so much and I also happen to love blueberries, so this pound cake is a definite win! It is also so beautiful to look at!
The cake sounds delicious, blueberries rule! Your mom is very attractive, and you take after her! aAnd of course, Lucy is the best! Happy belated Anniversary and glad you had a great Mother’s Day!
Happy first Mother’s day, Monet! And this cake looks so good – I love pound cakes and we will have fresh blueberries before we know it, so this will be on my list of recipes to try soon!
Sounds like a perfect first mother’s day! Your cake recipe looks a lot like my favorite, too, but I need to add blueberries…such a scrumptious addition!
Hi Monet,
That is a gorgeous delicious looking cake!
Happy Belated Mother’s Day!
Monet, so glad to hear that you were able to enjoy such a memorable Mother’s Day and anniversary weekend. This blueberry pound cake looks like the perfect way to celebrate. I can’t get over how wonderful the texture looks. I’ve actually been looking for a pound cake recipe to make for a coworker. I have a feeling I’ll be trying your recipe in a few days!
Lovely pictures, and an even better cake. Glad Mother’s Day was so special for you.
I’m happy you had such a wonderful Mother’s Day with your lovely family Monet!
Your pictures are beautiful and now I’m dreaming of a blueberry pound cake….just picked up a couple of baskets of blueberries at the market…love love those little guys!
Looks like you are keeping up with your baking-thanks for sharing all the tasty recipes 😉
Wow, a beautiful looking pound cake. I love the blueberry edges. I’m sure your mums loved it too!
That’s wonderful that you have such a close bond with your mom, that’s such a special relationship and I know that you’ll have an equally close one with your own daughter.
Love the picture of the 3 of you and so glad you had a wonderful Mother’s Day! This blueberry poundcake looks magnificent! I love poundcake more and more as I get older.
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This looks like the perfect Mother’s Day dessert, and it sounds like you had a wonderful day! 🙂
What?! It’s still snowing where you are?! Mother Nature needs to give you a break, girl. It sounds like you had such a wonderful Mother’s Day. I love the photo of you, Lucy and your mom. Three beautiful, strong, amazing generations in one picture. And happy fifth year anniversary! This pound cake looks delicious. Perfect for brunch or for any time of day!