Blueberry Lemon Cake
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Blueberry Lemon Cake unites the most popular ingredients together: tangy lemon juice and zest with pleasantly sweet fresh blueberries !
Before I start with how to make blueberry lemon cake, moist and soft, the easiest way, here I share the photo of first lemons and bay leaves arrived to our home from the southern islands.
The package arrived on 6th of January this year. I used these lemons to make this lemon blueberry cake. Bay leaves are resting in shade to dry for future uses. 😊
This recipe is great since it’s „know – how“ is so easy and you don’t have to worry if blueberries will sink to the bottom of your pan or not.
It seems to me a lot of us have the problem with the fruits weigh the cake down. Well, this one, solves it just fine !
In this dessert, blueberries are already on the bottom, once you pour the syrup into it. What follows is tangy irresistible lemony batter gently covering the syrup. It is so full of freshly squeezed lemon juice and zest . No need to add lemon extract!
During text preparations, some questions popped out, so here are the most important, at least to my point of view :
Can you use frozen blueberries to make a cake?
Blueberries are often baked or made into jam when they’re overripe and too soft, so yes, you can absolutely use frozen berries for baking. Thaw frozen blueberries and drain excess juice before starting the process.
Can you freeze a cake with fresh fruit?
Yes! Fruit cakes freeze perfectly. If you pack them in single portions even better! Let the cake cool completely before you start cutting and packing. Wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, place in freezer bag and freeze up to 4 weeks.
Does Blueberry Lemon Cake need to be refrigerated?
No. as I have written in my Boozy Chocolate Cake Bread fridge dries out the precious moist of the cake.
Store this simple lemon blueberry cake in a covered cake plate at room temperature. It keeps just fine for several days.
If you find sweet blueberry flavor pairs amazingly with tangy lemons, check these as well :
Lemon curd blueberries crumb cake
Blueberry Lemon Cake
Blueberry Lemon Cake unites the most popular ingredients together: tangy lemon juice and zest with pleasantly sweet fresh blueberries !
Ingredients
- Ingredients for blueberry syrup:
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 7 Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
- Ingredients for lemon cake batter :
- 3 egg yolks
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
- 7 Tbsp sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon zest
- 11 Tbsp milk
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar to dust the cake before serving
Instructions
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Combine all blueberry syrup ingredients in small sauce pan and warm on low heat until sugar dissolves and butter melts.
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Pour into 8 x 8 inch pan and leave aside.
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Preheat the oven to 180 C / 356 F.
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In medium sized bowl, mix egg yolks with sugar until smooth. Slowly add rest of lemon cake ingredients to get smooth batter.
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Carefully cover blueberry syrup with batter using table spoon.
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Bake for 27 minutes or until toothpick inserted in to the batter comes out clean.
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Cool the cake completely, cut 9 squares, dust with powdered sugar and serve.
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