Best Lemon Curd Blueberry Loaf Cake Recipes

LEMON CURD & BLUEBERRY LOAF CAKE

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Kids can help make this simple springtime treat - delicious with extra lemon curd and yogurt as a pud, or serve with a cuppa

Provided by Sarah Cook

Categories Afternoon tea, Treat

Time 1h35m

Yield Cuts into 8-10 slices

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

175g softened butter , plus extra for greasing
500ml tub Greek yogurt (you need 100ml/3.5fl oz in the cake, the rest to serve)
300g jar good lemon curd (you need 2 tbsp in the cake, the rest to serve)
3 eggs
zest and juice 1 lemon , plus extra zest to serve, if you like
200g self-raising flour
175g golden caster sugar
200g punnet of blueberries (you need 85g/3oz in the cake, the rest to serve)
140g icing sugar
edible flowers , such as purple or yellow primroses, to serve (optional)

Steps:

Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease a 2lb loaf tin and line with a long strip of baking parchment. Put 100g yogurt, 2 tbsp lemon curd, the softened butter, eggs, lemon zest, flour and caster sugar into a large mixing bowl. Quickly mix with an electric whisk until the batter just comes together. Scrape half into the prepared tin. Weigh 85g blueberries from the punnet and sprinkle half into the tin, scrape the rest of the batter on top, then scatter the other half of the 85g berries on top. Bake for 1 hr 10 mins-1 hr 15 mins until golden, and a skewer poked into the centre comes out clean.
Cool in the tin, then carefully lift onto a serving plate to ice. Sift the icing sugar into a bowl and stir in enough lemon juice to make a thick, smooth icing. Spread over the top of the cake, then decorate with lemon zest and edible flowers, if you like. Serve in slices with extra lemon curd, Greek yogurt and blueberries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 663 calories, Fat 30 grams fat, SaturatedFat 16 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 96 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 65 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 10 grams protein, Sodium 0.86 milligram of sodium

LEMON CURD & BLUEBERRY LOAF CAKE RECIPE - (4.6/5)

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Provided by á-174535

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

175 grams softened butter, plus extra for greasing
1 (500 milliliter) tub Greek yogurt (you need 100 milliliters/3 1/2 fluid ounces in the cake, the rest to serve)
1 (300 gram) jar good lemon curd (you need 2 tablespoons in the cake, the rest to serve)
3 eggs
Zest and juice of 1 lemon, plus extra zest to serve, if you like
200 grams self-raising flour
175 grams golden caster sugar
200 grams punnet of blueberries (you need 85g/3oz in the cake, the rest to serve)
140 grams icing sugar
Edible flowers, such as purple or yellow primroses, to serve (optional)

Steps:

Heat oven to 160°C/140°C fan/gas 3/320°F. Grease a 2-pound loaf tin and line with a long strip of baking parchment. Put 100 grams yogurt, 2 tablespoons lemon curd, the softened butter, eggs, lemon zest, flour and caster sugar into a large mixing bowl. Quickly mix with an electric whisk until the batter just comes together. Scrape half into the prepared tin. Weigh 85 grams blueberries from the punnet and sprinkle half into the tin, scrape the rest of the batter on top, then scatter the other half of the 85 grams berries on top. Bake for 1 hour 10 mins to 1 hour 15 mins until golden, and a skewer poked into the centre comes out clean. Cool in the tin, then carefully lift onto a serving plate to ice. Sift the icing sugar into a bowl and stir in enough lemon juice to make a thick, smooth icing. Spread over the top of the cake, then decorate with lemon zest and edible flowers, if you like. Serve in slices with extra lemon curd, Greek yogurt and blueberries.