Love Real Food Blueberry Maple Tea Cake

This sweet little cake, with its delicate, maple-infused crumb and jammy purple pockets, is naturally sweetened and made entirely with whole grain flours.The cake is a cinch to mix together, no electric mixer required. It’s more like a quick bread in that respect, and I respect it for that. None of the ingredients are too hard to find at even the smallest standard health food store, but I know maple syrup is expensive. I’m sorry. You see, my friend works at one of the local health food stores and gets a discount, so I asked him to buy me “the biggest bottle of maple syrup” and he came back with a bottle bigger than I knew existed. I have a surplus of maple syrup in my fridge and wish I could share it with you!

Ingredients:

Cake

¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons whole wheat pastry flour or whole wheat flour

¾ cup whole wheat flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

¼ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon kosher salt

⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon

⅔ cup real maple syrup

1 large egg, lightly beaten

½ cup milk

6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter, melted

1 cup fresh blueberries

Maple Glaze

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

3 tablespoons real maple syrup

Pinch sea salt

¼ cup powdered sugar*