LEMON BLUEBERRY LOAF CAKE

This lemon blueberry cake is so refreshing with natural flavours. Adding lemon sugar syrup makes the cake super moist and delicious!

What will you need to make this cake?

Blueberries: Cake is more yummy when fresh blueberries are used. You can also use the frozen ones. Thaw them before using. Any blueberries should be tossed in flour before adding to cake batter.
Yogurt: Use any plain yogurt. It gives moist texture to the cake. You can substitute with sour cream too.
Lemon zest: Lemon zest can be obtained by scraping just the outermost layer of lemon. It has all the favour and no bitterness.
Lemon juice: Always use the fresh lemon juice for better taste.

How to make blueberry lemon cake?

1.Preheat the oven to 350 F / 175 C. In a bowl, add flour, baking powder, salt and mix.

2.In another large bowl, add yogurt, Sugar, eggs, oil, lemon zest, vanilla essence and whisk together.

3.Add the flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix till batter is smooth.

4.Add 1 tbsp flour to blueberries and coat them. This will prevent the blueberries from sinking to bottom.Fold the blueberries gently into the cake batter.

5.Grease and flour the baking pan. Pour the batter into it and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or till tooth pick inserted in the centre comes out clean. If there is left over batter, use it make cupcakes but do not overfill the pan.

6.Meanwhile, prepare the lemon sugar by heating freshly squeezed lemon juice and sugar on medium flame till sugar dissolves. Keep aside.

7. When Cake is baked , transfer it to wire rack and let it cool for 10 minutes.Pour the lemon sugar syrup onto the cake and let cake cool completely before slicing.

8.When the cake is cooled, slice it and enjoy!!

How to prevent blueberries from sinking to bottom?

As blueberries are larger and denser than the cake batter, they tend to sink. To prevent this, toss the blueberries in flour or corn starch before adding to batter.

LEMON BLUEBERRY LOAF CAKE

Recipe by SowmyaCourse: DessertCuisine: American

Servings

8

servings

Prep time

25

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Total time

1

hour 

5

minutes

This lemon blueberry cake is so refreshing with natural flavours. Adding lemon sugar syrup makes the cake super moist and delicious!

Ingredients

• FOR THE CAKE

• • 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

• • 2 tsp baking powder

• • 1/8 tsp salt

• • 1 cup yogurt

• • 1 cup sugar

• • 3 medium eggs

• • 1/3 cup cooking oil

• • 2 tsp lemon zest

• • 1 tsp vanilla Essence

• • 1 cup blueberries + 1 tbsp flour

• FOR THE LEMON SUGAR

• • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

• • 1/4 cup sugar

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 F / 175 C. In a bowl, add flour, baking powder, salt and mix.
• In another large bowl, add yogurt, Sugar, eggs, oil, lemon zest, vanilla essence and whisk together.
• Add the flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix till batter is smooth.
• Add 1 tbsp flour to blueberries and coat them. Fold the blueberries gently into the cake batter.
• Grease and flour the baking pan. Pour the batter into it and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or till tooth pick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, prepare the lemon sugar by heating freshly squeezed lemon juice and sugar on medium flame till sugar dissolves. Keep aside.
• When Cake is baked , transfer it to wire rack and let it cool for 10 minutes.
• Pour the lemon sugar syrup onto the cake and let cake cool completely before slicing
• When the cake is cooled, slice it and enjoy!!

Notes

• Always use freshly squeezed lemon juice.
• To prevent blueberries from sinking, toss them in flour before adding to batter.