yankinmanc
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Fantastic Lemon Blueberry Cake with Coconut Crumble Topping
I made this amazing cake last night and I wanted to share. It was really easy and came out absolutely fantastically. The recipe is in metric measurements, but if you have a kitchen scale, metric recipes are actually easier (and I find come out better) than American ones.
300g butter, softened
425g caster sugar
zest 1 lemon
6 eggs, beaten
250g self-raising flour
300g blueberries
200g desiccated coconut
200g lemon curd
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160/gas 4 and grease and line a 20 x 30 cm cake tin with baking parchment. Beat together 250g of the butter with 250g sugar and the lemon zest until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, break up 4 eggs with a fork, then gradually beat into the butter and sugar mixture, adding a spoonful of flour if it begins to curdle. When the eggs are incorporated, fold in the flour and a third of the blueberries, then spoon into the tin. Flatten the surface with a spatula, sprinkle over another third of the blueberries, and bake for 20 mins until the surface is set.
To make the topping, melt the rest of the butter, then stir in the coconut and remaining sugar and eggs until combined. Warm the lemon curd gently for a few mins in a small pan until it is runny and pourable.
After the initial baking, scatter the remaining blueberries over the top of the cake, drizzle over the lemon curd, and crumble over the coconut mixture. Bake for a further 20-25 mins until the coconut is golden. Leave the cake in the tin to cool. Cut into 16 squares and store in a tin, interlined with greaseproof paper.
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Message edited 8/5/2007 12:39:08 PM.
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Re: Fantastic Lemon Blueberry Cake with Coconut Crumble Topping
Posted by Sassyz75
what is caster sugar?
is that regular sugar?
Its the same as Superfine Sugar sold here in the States.
Domino sells it, it dissolves very easily... very fine but not quite confectioners texture.
You can also make your own using granulated sugar in a food processor.
HTH
Message edited 8/6/2007 1:05:34 AM.
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yankinmanc
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Re: Fantastic Lemon Blueberry Cake with Coconut Crumble Topping
Posted by Sassyz75
what is caster sugar?
is that regular sugar?
what is desiccated coconut- at first I thought you wrote decapitated coconut- ha ha...
also- any idea on temp for an American oven?
dessicated coconut is dried coconut but without sugar, I bet you could use the regular sweetened kind but without the added sugar. Google the temperature conversions...sorry, don't have the info here.
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cazhley
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Re: Fantastic Lemon Blueberry Cake with Coconut Crumble Topping
Looks great, racheeee! Blueberries and lemon curd sound nice. This'll be for my next gtg with family.
I like using metric and the scale.
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