Blueberry and orange streusel cake

serves
10
Blueberry and orange streusel cake
Blueberry and orange streusel cake

“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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Method

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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