Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup dry red wine
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • Nonstick vegetable oil spray
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Method

  • Stir water, sugar, dry red wine, fresh lemon juice and cornstarch in medium saucepan over medium heat until cornstarch dissolves and mixture boils.
  • Add blueberries.
  • Boil until sauce thickens enough to coat back of spoon, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes.
  • Cool 10 minutes.
  • Stir in spices.
  • Cool.
  • Preheat oven to 325F.
  • Spray 8-inch square glass baking dish with nonstick vegetable oil spray.
  • Line bottom of baking dish with parchment paper.
  • Spray parchment with vegetable oil spray.
  • Dust dish and parchment with flour.
  • Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until fluffy.
  • Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
  • Beat in grated lemon peel, lemon juice and vanilla extract.
  • Sift cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into medium bowl.
  • Mix dry ingredients into butter mixture alternately with sour cream.
  • Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
  • Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
  • Cool cake on rack 10 minutes.
  • Cut around sides of cake.
  • Turn out onto rack.
  • Peel off paper.
  • Turn cake over.
  • Cool.
  • (Sauce and cake can be prepared 1 day ahead.
  • Refrigerate sauce; wrap cake in aluminum foil and store at room temperature.)
  • Cut cake into triangles; arrange on plates.
  • Spoon sauce over.