Lemon Blueberry Sour Cream Cake
(from Heather P’s recipe box)
Easy to make
Delicious, light and moist dessert cake
Source: Nadia Lim
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Serves 12 people
Categories: Desserts
Ingredients
- 100 gr butter, softened
- 250 gr light sour cream
- finely grated zest 1 large lemon
- 1 1/4 cups castor sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 C self raising flour + 2 T extra for rolling blueberries
- 1 t baking powder
- 2 C blueberries (or other berries), fresh or frozen
- For lemon syrup:
- juice of zested lemon
- 1/3 C sugar
- Greek yoghurt or whipped cream to serve
Directions
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Place all ingredients for cake, except berries, in a food processor and blitz until well combined.
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Pour mixture into paper-lined 25cm springform pan.
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Roll blueberries in extra flour, then gently stir into cake batter.
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Bake 1 hour at 170oC, or until skewer inserted in middle of cake comes out clean.
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Remove from oven and leave in tin.
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Poke some holes in the top of the cake to allow syrup to soak through.
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For syrup, mix lemon juice with sugar, and pour over cake while it is still warm.
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Serve with yoghurt or cream.
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If wished, cake can be re-heated in microwave.