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BLUEBERRY ORANGE CAKE
This blueberry and orange cake is the winter version of my lemon and raspberry cake. It’s bright, vibrant and
absolutely beautiful.
Ingredients
• 1 1/2 cups flour
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• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
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• Zest of an orange – about 1 tablespoon
• Orange juice
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
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For the glaze:
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 – 3 tablespoons water, milk or orange juice
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees . Spray a pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle the 2 tablespoons sugar on the
bottom of the pan.Scatter 1/4 cup cranberries in the bottom of the pan. Put aside.
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Beat the butter and sugar until the sugar turns a lemon color, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time
and mix until incorporated.
Add orange juice and zest.Add sour cream.
Once incorporated, add flour, salt and yeast. When combined, add remaining 1 1/4 cups blueberries.
Bake for 50 – 55 minutes until the dough comes out clean. Let the pan rest for 5 minutes after removing the cake
from the oven.Turn the cake out onto a wire rack to cool. Mix the icing ingredients together and spread over the
top and sides of the cake.
Notes
I’ve made this cake twice because of all the feedback I get and I want to make sure the results are the same for
you as they were for me. For the cake in the picture I used a smaller pan which is why it looks so big, mine weighs
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about 8 cups. The cake will rise to the top.It also sinks slightly as it cools. The quantity is also enough for
preparation in a loaf tin.
The amount of flour is correct. This makes a delicious, tart blueberry cake.
Lightly sprinkle the sugar around the pan, don’t leave a lot of sugar in one place.Think of it like adding flour to a
cake pan to fluff the cake.