Lemon blueberry cake

Name: Lemon blueberry cake
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 500 gms all purpose flour; 270 gms margarine/butter; 280 gms sugar; 2 teaapoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 cups lemon juice; 1 tablespoon lemon zest; 1 cup blueberries; 5 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; I cup whipping cream; 1/2 cup blueberry jam; 1/4 cup strawberries; 1/4 cup whole blueberries; White chocolate ganache (coloured blue)

Dorry Khatushiest Libokoyi @Dorrys_kitchen26

Kasarani

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Dorry Khatushiest Libokoyi @Dorrys_kitchen26

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Ingredients

500 gmsall purpose flour
270 gmsmargarine/butter
280 gmssugar
2teaapoons baking powder
1 teaspoonbaking soda
2 cupslemon juice
1 tablespoonlemon zest
1 cupblueberries
5eggs
1 teaspoonvanilla essence
For icing
I cup whipping cream
1/2 cupblueberry jam
1/4 cupstrawberries
1/4 cupwhole blueberries
White chocolate ganache (coloured blue)

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Steps

1

Preheat the oven, grease the baking tin then sieve the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside
2

Wash the blueberries. And toss them in the flour. Then set aside
3

In another bowl add the margarine and sugar. Then beat with a mixer till pale and fluffy
4

Add in the eggs one by one and continue mixing
5

Add in the vanilla essence and lemon zest and mix
6

Fold in the flour bit by bit while alternating with lemon juice till batter is formed
7

Fold in the blueberries
8

Pour the batter in the baking tin
9

Bake at 170°C for 50-55 mins. Or until when a skewer is inserted in the cake comea out clean
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Allow the cake to cool. Meanwhile whip the cream until its stiff
11

Divide the cooled cake into two
12

Using a piping bag. Apply the whipping cream leaving space in the middle. Pour the blueberry jam in the middle
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Place the other half of cake and decorate as desires using the strawberries, ganache and blueberries
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Enjoy