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Wholesome, moist and soft cake  filled with fresh blueberries and juicy peach slices What's your favorite summer fruit for baking?!? Is it sunshine sweet and drip-down-your-chin juicy peaches? OR deliciously healthy, anti-oxidants and nutrients packed, cute little blueberries?!?  Hmm... Because I really couldn't make up my mind, today I used both in this delicate and healthy upside-down cake.  Take a look! Every slice of this cake explodes with sweet blueberries in the middle and soft peach slices on top. I mix the blueberries in the batter for an even distribution throughout the cake. And I layer the peach slices on the bottom of the pan with almond slices and coarse sugar, for a super moist top. That's what I love most about upside-down cake. The juice released by the fruit while baking is trapped at the bottom of the pan. When you flip the cake (after it cools down a bit) you discover a wet and mouthwatering top.  Now check out the ingredients: no bu...

Rich, dense and moist pound cake bursting with sweet blueberries and drizzled with zesty lemon glaze I know, I know. One more sweet recipe with blueberries. You might be wondering, what's up with Manuela's obsession with berries?! What can I say. Some things just can't be explained. It might simply be my love for these healthy and delicious nature's wonder ... Or maybe it's the fact that they were on sale at my grocery store.  And I just can't pass up a great deal! While waiting in line at the check-out line, I was brainstorming about my next berry creation. I've posted recipes for  blueberry muffins ,  blueberry crumble bars ,  blueberry and peach upside-down cake  ... So how about a moist and flavorful blueberry pound cake?!? Oh yeah, look at this baby! And there are not  just blueberries in this handmade goodness. But blueberries AND fresh lemon juice and zest. These two work so well together. A scrumptious sweet and sour combination. This...