Blueberry Pound Cake

Chef Linda

Yield: Serves 10

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour, separated
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
4 eggs
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pint fresh blueberries

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Sift 2 c flour, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. Beat the sugar and butter together in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until light and fluffy then add the next. Add vanilla, lemon zest and juice and blend. Add the flour slowly to the liquids bowl and beat until smooth.

In a small bowl, mix blueberries and remaining cup of flour. Fold the blueberries into the batter. Butter and sugar two loaf pans and carefully spoon in the batter. Bake for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes then remove from pans and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.

If you wish, make a quick and easy icing out of powdered sugar, lemon juice, milk and cinnamon. Drizzle this on top!!

Nutrition Facts

Yield: Serves 10

Approximate Nutrient Content per serving:

Calories: 508.3
Calories From Fat: 180
Total Fat: 20.9 g
Saturated Fat: 12.2 g
Cholesterol: 134.7 mg
Sodium: 196 mg
Total Carbohydrates: 74.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
Sugars: 40.2 g
Protein: 6.8 g

Nutritional info does not include icing.

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements, products and brands used to prepare the recipe.

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