Wild Blueberry Cake

15 ingredients
19 steps

Ingredients

  • Cake
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups fine sugar
  • 4 eggs, seperated
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons orange rind, grated
  • 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon rind, grated
  • 1/2 tablespoon lime rind, grated
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1 cup lemon juice or 1 cup lime juice
  • 3 cups wild fresh blueberries (use fresh only)
  • Glaze
  • 1/2 fine sugar
  • 1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice

Directions

  1. 1
    Cake.
  2. 2
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. 3
    Grease a bundt pan, dust with flour, set aside.
  4. 4
    Beat butter, 1 cup sugar in large bowl until fluffy.
  5. 5
    Next beat in egg yolks, one at a time.
  6. 6
    Mix in orange, lemon and lime rinds.
  7. 7
    In fresh bowl beat eggs whites till soft peaks form.
  8. 8
    Mix in remaining 1/2 cup of sugar until peaks become firm.
  9. 9
    In a small bowl whisk flour, baking powder and salt.
  10. 10
    Using a wooden spoon, mix flour mixture into butter mixture alternating with the orange juice.
  11. 11
    Batter will be stiff.
  12. 12
    Fold in egg whites and add 3 cups of blueberries.
  13. 13
    Pour into prepared pan.
  14. 14
    Bake in center of oven at 350 degrees for 45- 55 minutes.
  15. 15
    Let cake cool on rack in pan for 20 minutes.
  16. 16
    Glaze.
  17. 17
    While waiting for cake to cool prepare glaze.
  18. 18
    In a small pan bring sugar and juice to a boil for about 2 minutes, stir and let cool.
  19. 19
    Remove cake from pan, place cake on rack and brush on glaze-- allow cake to cool before serving-- enjoy.

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