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Blueberry Pound Cake

Blueberry Pound Cake Recipe

Pleasant pound cake recipe from The Complete Cooking Light Cookbook. Very nice with a cup of coffee or tea.
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Prep Time 25 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 15 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 10inch cake
Calories 290 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup light cream cheese, softened (Neufchatel)
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 large egg white
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
  • 2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (8 ounce) carton lemon low fat yogurt
  • cooking spray
  • 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
  • 4 teaspoons lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Beat granulated sugar, butter, and cream cheese at medium speed of a mixer until well blended (about 5 minutes).
  • Add eggs and egg white, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Beat in vanilla.
  • Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
  • Combine 2 tablespoons of flour with blueberries in a small bowl; toss to coat.
  • Combine remaining flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with yogurt, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  • Fold in blueberries.
  • Pour batter into a 10-inch tube pan (angel food cake pan) coated with cooking spray.
  • Sharply tap pan once on counter to remove air bubbles.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool cake in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove cake from sides of pan.
  • Cool 15 additional minutes on wire rack; remove cake from bottom of pan.
  • Combine powdered sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl; drizzle over warm cake.
  • Cut into slices using a serrated knife.

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Nutrition

Serving: 110gCalories: 290kcalCarbohydrates: 52.6gProtein: 5.3gFat: 6.8gSaturated Fat: 3.8gCholesterol: 50.9mgSodium: 218.2mgFiber: 1.1gSugar: 33.6g
Keyword < 4 Hours, Berries, Brunch, Dessert, For Large Groups, Fruit, Oven, Weeknight
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