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The Best Lemon, Blueberry, and Mint Loaf Cake

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups of blueberries
  • 2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp of baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp of salt
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1 tbsp of lemon zest
  • juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • 1 cup of buttermilk
  • 2 eggs at room temperature
  • 6 tbsp of butter melted
  • 1 tbsp of vanilla
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375F. In a medium bowl, combine the dry ingredients; the cups of the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and fresh lemon zest. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine the wet ingredients. Add your buttermilk, lemon juice, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Mix to combine.
  • Add half of the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix at low speed, or use a wisk. Then add the rest of the dry ingredients to your large bowl and mix until flour is fully incorporated.
  • Gently fold in your blueberries and chopped mint.
  • Pour cake batter into your prepared pan.
  • Bake in the oven for about 1 hour, or until the middle of the cake comes out clean with a cake tester.
  • Allow to cool for 10-15 minute on a wire rack before attempting to slice or remove for the baking pan.