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Blueberry & Lemon Tea Cake
Need a tasty dessert or snack to brighten your day? Bake yourself this Blueberry & Lemon Tea Cake, and you won't be able to keep from smiling.
Servings: 8
Calories: 381 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 180 g butter at room temperature
- ¾ cup raw caster sugar
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 250 g blueberries
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- 1 ½ cups plain flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup buttermilk
Topping
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar
- zest of half a lemon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F and grease a cake tin or line with baking paper.
- In a mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter, lemon zest, and sugar until pale.
- Reduce the mixer to a low speed and add the eggs, one at a time, beating well in between each addition.
- Sift the flour and baking powder into the mixture alternately with the buttermilk until just combined.
- Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold through the blueberries before pouring the mixture into your prepared cake tin.
- Bake for 1 hour or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Cool the cake in the cake tin for 10 minutes before removing and placing on a wire cake rack.
- Brush the top of the cake with the melted butter. Mix together the caster sugar and lemon zest for the topping, and sprinkle over the top of the cake.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
381kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
44g
(15%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
95mg
(32%)
Sodium
206mg
(9%)
Potassium
167mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
24g
(48%)
Vitamin A
707IU
(14%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
67mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 381
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 381kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 44g | 15% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 95mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 206mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 167mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 707IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.