Blueberry and orange streusel cake
serves
10
“This blueberry and orange streusel cake is an ode to the humble blueberry muffin – softly soothing and bursting with berries. My cake is a supercharged version – with bright juicy citrus, a crunchy streusel topping and an added jammy blueberry drizzle for the perfect teatime treat.” – Aoife Noonan.
You’ll need a 20cm round springform pan for this recipe.
Ingredients (17)
- 110g unsalted butter, softened, plus 10g extra, to grease
- 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup (110g) self-raising flour
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Finely grated zest of 1/2 orange
- Creme fraiche, mascarpone, double cream or vanilla ice cream, to serve
Blueberry layer
- Finely grated zest of 1/2 orange
- 300g blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 tbs caster sugar
Streusel topping
- 110g brown sugar
- 85g plain flour
- 60g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
Jammy blueberry drizzle
- 250g blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1/4 cup (55g) caster sugar
- Juice of 1 orange
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease a 20cm round springform pan with extra butter and line base with baking paper.
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2.In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes, until pale, soft and creamy. Add the vanilla and the eggs one by one, beating after each addition until fully incorporated. Sift over the self-raising flour and cinnamon and add the orange zest. Mix until just combined, taking care not to overmix. Spoon into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
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3.For the blueberry layer, mix all ingredients in a medium bowl and scatter over the cake batter, starting from the outside and working your way inwards.
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4.For the streusel topping, mix the sugar and flour in a medium bowl, adding a pinch of fine salt. Pour over the melted butter and stir to form a rough crumble. Sprinkle the streusel on top of the blueberry layer.
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5.Bake for 45-55 minutes (or 1 hour 10 minutes if using frozen berries) until golden on top and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Remove from oven and leave to cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
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6.Meanwhile, for the jammy blueberry drizzle, place half the blueberries in a small saucepan with the sugar, orange juice and 2 tbs water. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes, or until blueberries are soft and bursting and syrup has reduced slightly. Add remaining blueberries and cook, stirring occasionally, for a further 5 minutes (15 minutes if using frozen berries), or until sauce thickens. Remove from heat and set aside to cool, then chill until ready to serve.
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7.To serve, slice the cake into wedges and serve with the cream of your choice, with a big spoonful of jammy blueberries rippled on top.
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