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Blueberry-Lemon Upside Down Cake

Submitted by Gina Wilk, Las Vegas, NV

Ingredients:

* 2 cups STATELINE BLUEBERRIES

* 1 tbsp. sugar

* 2 tbsp. lemon zest

Cake Ingredients:                                                         Garnish:      

* 1  3/4   cups flour                                                           * cool whip

* 3/4   tsp baking powder                                               * STATELINE BLUEBERRIES                           

*  1 tsp. salt                                                                         * lemon slices      

* 1 stick butter, softened                                                  

* 3/4  cup sugar

* 1/2  cup brown sugar

* 2 eggs

* 2 tsp. lemon zest

* 2 tsp. vanilla extract

* 3/4  cup milk

-- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9" cake pan. Mix STATELINE BLUEBERRIES  with sugar and lemon. Place in a pan.

-- Cake: whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.

-- Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then add lemon and vanilla, and beat until combined.  Add one-half of the dry ingredients to the wet. Beat until combined.

-- Pour in milk and mix. Add remaining dry ingredients until combined. Pour batter over the top, and smooth the top. Bake for one hour. Cool 15 minutes.  Invert onto a plate and then top with Cool Whip, STATELINE BLUEBERRIES, and lemons.

-- Serves 8