Blueberry Cake

So as I wait for the wedding photos to arrive, I'm going to share with you this tasty Summer-ish cake recipe.  I call it Summer-ish because it's very light, contains fruit, and has no icing.  Now that's my kind of cake.  The best part?  Since it has fruit in it, i've convinced myself that it's perfect to eat at all occasions, (breakfast, snack time, etc), and not just for dessert.  Here goes:

• 1 cup + 1 Tb. flour


• 1 cup sugar


• 1 tsp. baking powder


• 1 stick butter, softened


• Zest 1 lemon, plus it's juice


• 1 tsp. vanilla


• 2 eggs


• 2 cups blueberries


• Powdered sugar (for dusting)

1. Preheat oven to 350.  Lightly grease and flour a 9" round pan.


2. In a small bowl, combine flour with baking soda and a pinch of salt.


3. In a large mixing bowl, combine lemon zest, sugar, butter, and vanilla until fluffy.  Add eggs and flour and beat until smooth.  Pour batter into pan.


4. In a medium bowl, combine berries with 1 Tb. flour and lemon juice.  Spoon into batter.


5. Bake for 1 hour.


6. Once it's done and cooled slightly, dust with powdered sugar before serving.

This is seriously one of mine and David's favorite treats I make, and I encourage you to make it for someone you love as soon as possible.

Resurfacing

Slowly but surely I am re-entering the blogging world.  So, to anyone who reads this...(Hi mom!)...i'm sorry it's taken me sooo long.  I really do feel a little guilty.  What have I been up to?  In the past 2 months I graduated, was a part of two weddings,  had my own wedding, honeymooned for a week, moved to Dallas, and found a job.  It seems that I like to get most of my big life events over with at one time.

I guess the most important thing to tell you about is  my wedding.  IT. WAS. PERFECT.  My only complaint was that I wish it didn't go by so fast.  I keep replaying memories from that day over and over again in my mind, like i'm rewinding a video tape.  The people, the place, the flowers, the breeze (thank you God for that breeze!)...everything was beautiful.  David and I agree that we wouldn't have changed a single thing about it.

The whole day I felt completely calm, relaxed, and happy.  The only time I was nervous was right before I was about to walk down the aisle  (and then of course I felt the sudden urge to use the bathroom). The best part of the day was standing up there and saying my vows to David; it was pure joy.  Afterward we proceeded to an awesome reception where we had BBQ, beer, and lots and lots of dancing (oh man, you should look forward to seeing those photos).

It's hard to put into words on here how great that day is in my mind, the seriousness of how much it means to us, and just simply how much fun David and I both had.  We feel overwhelmed with the love that the Lord has showered upon us. 

"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."

Get excited, because the next couple of upcoming posts will include: pictures from the wedding (I don't know how i'm going to narrow down which ones to put up here), pictures from the honeymoon, and probably some good recipes as well!

And I promise to try to be a more dedicated blogger. Forgive me once again.