Lemon Blueberry Cake /Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake Recipe

 

Lemon Blueberry Cake .soft moist citrusy cake with tender delicate crumbs Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake is an  absolutely flavourful and delicious anytime cake .You can have this at brunch ,serve it as a tea cake or snack on it any time.You will love this fresh lemon and blueberry cake .

There is something delicious in citrusy bakes I  personally love the refreshing citrusy flavour in the cakes .You can check the other citrusy cakes in my blog will leave the links at the end of this post.

Eversince I baked and posted Starbucks Style Lemon Cake I wanted to post this delicious cake but as fresh blueberries are not so easily available here it somehow got delayed .thank God I finally could  find some fresh blueberries during this lockdown period.I immediately baked some muffins some cheesecake and this delectable lemon blueberry loaf . THe recipe is almost similar to my lemon cake .Do give it a try ..and stay tuned for eggless lemon blueberry muffins which is coming up next in the blog :)

Ingredients

1- 1/2 cups  /190 gm all purpose flour/maida

2 eggs

1 cup/200 gm sugar 

1/2 cup milk

113 gm or 1/2 cup butter 

1 cup fresh blueberries

2 tbsp flour 

1 tsp baking powder

2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

2 tsp lemon zest

for the glaze

4 tbsp confectioneries/iciing sugar

1 tbsp lemon juice

 

Method

Preheat oven at 170 degree Celsius for 10 minutes.

Line a 9 x5 loaf tin with parchment .butter paper.

Sift baking powder and flour together and keep aside.

Toss the blueberries with 2 tbsp flour .

Mix lemon juice with milk and keep aside ,it will curdle ,your buttermilk is ready.

In a mixing bowl cream together butter and sugar until  light and fluffy.

To this add lemon zest and eggs one at a time and beat until creamy .

Add buttermilk and mix .

Add flour and fold it with spatula or mix it at lowest speed with the beater.

Add in the blueberries and mix with spatula

Pour the batter in the prepared loaf tin.

Bake for 55 to 60 min at 175 degree Celsius or until tester/skewer inserted comes out clean.

Let the pan cool then unmould the cake on a cooling rack.

Prepare the glaze by mixing the icing sugar with the lemon juice,the glaze has to be thick not runny.

Drizzle the glaze over the cake.

Let it sit for 15 to 20 min before slicing the cake.

you may use frozen blueberries as well 

this cake can be frozen 

you may add more glaze if you prefer 

some more tea cakes to try

Almond cake

lemon cake ..starbucks style

Orange Cake

Tutti frutti Cake

Mawa Cake

Coconut cake