The Australian Women's Weekly

Lemon blueberry slice

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SERVES 12-16 PREP AND COOK TIME 45 MINUTES 125g unsalted butter, at room temperatur­e

1 cup (220g) caster sugar

2 eggs

½ cup (40g) desiccated coconut 1 lemon, rind finely grated and juiced 1 ½ cups (225g) self-raising flour

1 cup (250ml) milk

125g fresh blueberrie­s

1 cup (160g) icing sugar mixture

Extra blueberrie­s, for decorating

1 Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease and line a 20cm x 30cm lamington pan.

2 In an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3 On low speed, add the coconut and lemon rind, then half the flour and half the milk. Scrape down sides of bowl and add the remaining flour and milk.

4 Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the blueberrie­s over the top, pressing them gently into the batter. Level the mixture with the back of a spoon.

5 Bake for 30 minutes or until browned lightly and springy to touch. Cool for 10 minutes then turn out onto wire rack to cool.

6 For the icing, combine the sifted icing mixture and approximat­ely 2 tablespoon­s of lemon juice. Stir to combine and remove any lumps. When the cake is completely cold, drizzle the icing over cake and decorate with extra blueberrie­s. Uniced cake suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave.

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