Creamy Seafood Salad with Imitation Crab

Ingredients

For the loaf:

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup butter (softened)
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• ½ cup milk
• 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

For cream cheese layer:

• 200g cream cheese (softened)
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ tsp vanilla

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Prepare Batter

• Preheat oven to 180°C
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
• In another bowl, beat butter + sugar until fluffy
• Add eggs and vanilla, mix well
• Add dry ingredients + milk alternately
• Fold in blueberries gently

2. Make Cream Cheese Filling

• Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth

3. Assemble

• Pour half of the batter into a greased loaf pan
• Add cream cheese layer
• Top with remaining batter
• Lightly swirl with a knife for a marble effect

4. Bake

• Bake for 50–60 minutes
• Check with a toothpick (should come out clean)

5. Cool & Serve

• Let it cool completely before slicing

✨ Tips

• Toss blueberries in a little flour to prevent sinking
• Use lemon zest for extra freshness 🍋
• Frozen blueberries? Don’t thaw—use directly

🍽️ Optional Variations

• Add a crumb topping for a bakery-style finish
• Make it healthier with less sugar or whole wheat flour
• Drizzle with a simple glaze (icing sugar + milk)