lemon blueberry pound cake

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Chicago, IL
Updated on Jan 23, 2015

This cake is a great one for pot-lucks and fund raisers. If you have individual mini-loaf pans. they make great gifts.

prep time 25 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Bake
yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 3/4 pound butter, softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 - eggs
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 tablespoon fresh grated lemon rind
  • 1 cup dried blueberries

How To Make lemon blueberry pound cake

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 300*.
  • Step 2
    In a small saucepan, mix blueberries and one cup of water. Bring liquid to a boil and allow berries to reconstitute. Drain well and save.
  • Step 3
    In a large bowl, mix butter and cream cheese. Add sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing well in between each addition. Add eggs, one at a time mixing well. Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture, one cup at a time. Mix well and then add the lemon peel, extract, and blueberries. Blend with spatula.
  • Step 4
    In a bundt pan that has been sprayed with PAM pour in batter evenly. Bake the cake at 300, for 1 ½ hours. Remove pan from oven and cool for 20 minutes. Remove cake from pan and finish cooling on a wire rack.
  • Step 5
    Drizzle with vanilla glaze if desired. Glaze: 2 c. powdered sugar 5 Tbsp. warm milk 1 tsp. vanilla Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl. While warm drizzle the glaze over the cake.

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Category: Cakes
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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