Wild Blueberry Bundt Cake
Photography by Yvonne Duivenvioorden
This recipe makes 12 servings
Nutritional Info |
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|---|---|
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 444444 cal |
| pro | 6 g6g pro |
| total fat | 18 g18g total fat |
| sat. fat | 10 g10g sat. fat |
| carb | 68 g68g carb |
| fibre | 2 g2g fibre |
| chol | 110 mg110mg chol |
| sodium | 341 mg341mg sodium |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 55 calcium |
| iron | 1313 iron |
| vit A | 1818 vit A |
| vit C | 2323 vit C |
| folate | 2525 folate |
For your Canada Day feast, try a Nova Scotia-inspired recipe from our July 2004 issue's coast-to-coast sampling of true-north specialties, "Made in Canada."
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter , softened1 cup butter, softened
- 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs , separated4 eggs, separated
- 2 tbsp coarsely grated orange rind 2 tbsp coarsely grated orange rind
- 3 cups all-purpose flour 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup orange juice 1 cup orange juice
- 4 cups fresh blueberries 4 cups fresh blueberries
- Glaze:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup orange juice 1/2 cup orange juice
Preparation
Grease 10-inch (3 L) Bundt pan or angel food cake pan; dust with flour. Set aside.
In large bowl, beat butter with 1 cup (250 mL) of the sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, 1 at a time; beat in orange rind.
In separate bowl and using clean beaters, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Beat in remaining sugar, 1 tbsp (15 mL) at a time, until firm glossy peaks form. Set aside.
In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. With wooden spoon, stir into butter mixture alternately with orange juice, making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of juice to make stiff batter.
Stir one-third of the egg whites into batter; fold in remaining egg whites. Fold in 2 cups (500 mL) of the blueberries. Scrape into prepared pan; smooth top and tap pan gently on counter.
Bake in centre of 350°F (180°C) oven until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Transfer to rack; let cool for 20 minutes.
Glaze: Meanwhile, in small saucepan, bring sugar and juice to boil, stirring; boil for 1 minute. Let cool.
Loosen cake from edges of pan. Place rack over pan; turn cake out onto rack. Place sheet of foil below rack. Lift off pan; brush cake with glaze. Let cool.
Transfer cake to flat serving plate; fill centre with remaining blueberries.
Additional information :
Tip: To use decorative Bundt pan with the same capacity, grease and flour pan; bake in 325°F (160°C) oven for 55 to 65 minutes.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: July 2004
- Keywords : Dessert; Bake; Tea time; Blueberries; Orange juice;







