Vanilla loaf cake with lemon and blueberries

Name: Vanilla loaf cake with lemon and blueberries
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons cake flour, spooned and leveled; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 large eggs, lightly beaten; 3/4 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted; 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract; 2 cups powdered sugar(icing); 1/2 teaspoon vanilla(icing); 1 teaspoon lemon zest( for cake batter); 2 tablespoons milk( or enough to thin frosting without making too thin); 4 tablespoons softened butter; 2 cups blueberries; 1/3 cup sugar for blueberry compote

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:35min

This is a vanilla cake with blueberry compote and a hint of lemon with lemon buttercream frosting

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:00:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories517.9 kcal (26%)

Total Fat19 g (27%)

Carbs84 g (32%)

Sugars63.2 g (70%)

Protein4.8 g (10%)

Sodium239.6 mg (12%)

Fiber1.3 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1 ½ cupscake flour

spooned and leveled

¾ cupgranulated sugar

1 ½ teaspoonbaking powder

½ teaspoonkosher salt

2eggs

large, lightly beaten

¾ cupwhole milk

½ cupunsalted butter

melted

2 teaspoonsvanilla bean paste

or pure vanilla extract

2 cupspowdered sugar

icing

½ teaspoonvanilla

icing

1 teaspoonlemon zest

for cake batter

2 tablespoonsmilk

or enough to thin frosting without making too thin

4 tablespoonsbutter

softened

2 cupsblueberries

⅓ cupsugar

for blueberry compote

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325. Line loaf pan with parchment paper, so that paper hangs over sides for easy lift out. Lightly spray with baking spray

Step 2

Lightly spray with baking spray. Make compote by cooking down 2 cups blueberries with 1/3 cup sugar until it becomes a sauce.

Step 3

In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

Step 4

Add eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla, and whisk about 15 seconds, until smooth.

Step 5

Pour half of batter into the pan. Spoon some of compote over and swirl. Pour rest of batter over blueberry compote and swirl thru again with knife. Bake cake on center oven rack for about 37 to 40 minutes, or till toothpick comes out clean. The top should be domed, lightly browned and cracking in middle. Chill rest of compote to drizzle over icing

Step 6

Cool the cake in pan for 20 minutes, then gently lift out cake and cool completely on rack. Cover loosely with kitchen towel and cool a couple of hours before frosting.

Step 7

For frosting, beat powdered sugar with lemon juice, 4 tablespoons softened butter and milk as needed. Beat till smooth and spreadable