Comments on: Quaker Lake Blueberry Cake

By: Helen Ahearn Schwittek

Helen Ahearn Schwittek — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:14:22 +0000

Hey Mo!
We have a family vacation gathering planned for next week and since we grow our own blueberries,(they are ripe now in the Carolinas)I decided to make Mrs. Gaffney’s Quaker Lake Blueberry Pudding Cake. Hard sauce too of course! My recipe card, which I copied from my mother(Rita)over 40 years ago, was so faded that I couldn’t read the cooking time any more! I knew I had saved your blog — my girls sent it to me — and I referred back to your instructions! Thank you for giving me such a huge smile full of memories of Quaker Lake and all the family times together. Helen

By: Mo Cahill

Mo Cahill — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:40:47 +0000

Thanks Sara! It was my first time making it and now that I have the recipe, I think it’s going to be a bit dangerous. The ingredients are almost always in my kitchen and it’s so good!

I can only take a small bit of credit for blog design (it’s a modified WordPress template), but I did create the new logo.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:10:48 +0000

Absolutely love this, Mo! I forwarded it to my Mom, who enjoyed many a summer on Quaker Lake. I have to say, it’s just not complete without the hard sauce. In fact, hold the cake, I’ll have just the hard sauce!

Love your blog. The new design is stellar too. Terrific logo, beautiful, elegant, clean design.

By: Mo

Mo — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:16:21 +0000

Thanks Amy! When my mother sent me the recipe via e-mail, she forgot to include the milk and guessed at the measurement over the phone, so I bet it was a 1/2 cup on her card as well. I’m going to update the recipe now to reflect the proper measurement. I knew the cake seemed a little more moist than usual when I made it…

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:59:34 +0000

Hi Mo,
Sara tipped me off to this entry in your blog. I love it, as, with you, we are the next generation. When I married, my Mom (Helen A.) made me a cookbook and included this recipe. It even had the same butter measurement in the amount of an egg. (Although the card I have calls for 1/2 cup of milk). As I understand it, this was given to the family by Mrs. Gaffney from Binghamton. And there is no Blueberry cake without the hard sauce! You have inspired me to bring out my recipe card make this family tradition once again. Thanks!