Help! Question about Blueberry pound cake

[Wendy w]

I will be making the blueberry pound cake tonite and have a dumb question. I will be using frozen blueberries. Do you defrost the berries first or use them as is?

Thank you for your answers. Although I have been cooking for years, I consider myself to be a novice baker and am trying to bake more.

Thanks!

[funnybone]

I used them frozen in the cake. I find that defrosting them makes them mushy and causes the batter to "stain" more than if frozen.

[Wendy w]

Thanks funnybone for the quick reply and it makes complete sense! duh!

[Carrie W]

One tip I've picked up for using frozen berries...I'll usually toss them in just a little bit of flour, enough to coat them. This seems to keep the "berry bleeding" to a minimum, at least while I stir them into the batter.

[Grace]

That's a good tip Carrie. It also keeps them from sinking to the bottom of the cake!