a perfect summers bake 🍋🫐🍃 recipe below
for the cake
200g butter (I used stork)
200g caster sugar
4 eggs
250g self raising flour
100g blueberries
zest of 1 lemon
juice of 1 lemon
1tsp vanilla extract
for the buttercream
180g butter
200g icing sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
Blueberries and mint for the topping
preheat the oven to 180c
cream together the butter & sugar
add the eggs, vanilla extract, lemon zest & juice
stir in the flour
add the blueberries (coated in a little flour)
pour the mixture into a baking dish
bake for 40 minutes
wait for the sponge to completely cool before decorating (the worst bit 🤭)
decorate with the buttercream & extra blueberries and mint leaves!