Not-So Healthy - Healthier Blueberry Lemon Pound Cake
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Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
Serves: 10-12
Yields: 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup fat free Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest (zest of one lemon)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups blueberries
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Grease and flour a loaf pan.
- In a large bowl combine the flours, sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Using an electric mixer, mix for one minute at low speed to combine.
- Combine eggs, yogurt, vanilla and lemon extract in a medium bowl. Lightly whisk to combine. It will look like a creamy yellow yogurt.
- Add butter and half of the egg mixture to the flour mixture. Mix at high speed for one minute.
- Add remaining egg mixture in 2 batches, mixing 30 seconds after each addition. Batter should be light and fairly fluffy.
- Gently fold in the blueberries. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake one hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes clean.
- Remove from oven and run sharp knife around edges of cake. Let rest 10 minutes. Turn out onto a rack and cool completely.
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