Yogurt Cake with Blueberry Sauce

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Excerpted from Bob's Red Mill Baking Book by John Ettinger and Bob's Red Mill Family, ©2007, published by Running Press. All rights reserved.

SERVINGS
Makes one 9-inch round cake

INGREDIENTS
1 pound blueberries, fresh or frozen
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup unbleached white flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup oat flour, substitute with same amount whole wheat flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup plain yogurt, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled

PREPARATION
1. Make sure all of your ingredients are at room temperature. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch round pan, or line it with parchment paper.

2. Heat the berries, lemon juice, and sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat until berries burst and thicken slightly. Remove from the heat, place in a blender and puree. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, sift together the flours, salt, and baking powder.

4. Cream the eggs with the sugar until light, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the yogurt until combined, then whisk in the vanilla and butter and combine well. Whisk the flour mixture into the wet ingredients to make a smooth batter.

5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.

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