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Blueberry and Lemon Syrup Cake

Super moist and sweet filled with blueberries and drizzled with a warm lemon syrup.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Lemon Syrup8 minutes
Total Time1 hour 3 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Blueberries, Cake, dessert, Lemon, Syrup

Ingredients

  • 150 g butter
  • cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 ½ cups flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 large lemon
  • 1 teaspoons lemon zest
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 1 cup blueberries frozen or fresh.

Lemon Syrup

  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1/8 cup water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180 °c fan bake
  • Cream butter and sugar together
  • Add eggs one at a time whisking in between each one.
  • Add vanilla and whisk until all incorporated
  • Stir in milk and lemon juice.
  • Sift in the flour and baking powder.
  • Add the blueberries and fold all together until there is no white flour showing
    DO NOT OVER MIX
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden on top and cake spring back.
  • Leave to cool for 10 minutes before removing from its pan.

Lemon Syrup

  • Add sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and water to a microwave safe bowl and cook on high for 1-minute stir to make sure the sugar has dissolved
  • Cook for another 2 minutes stirring after each minute.
  • If making on a stove top add all the ingredients to you pot, bring to the boil string to dissolve sugar, then let simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Drizzle over ¾ of the lemon syrup leaving the other ¼ to drizzle over just as you are serving the cake.