Lime And Thyme Blueberry Pound Cake Recipes

KEY LIME POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lime zest, vanilla and lime juice. Add flour alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Transfer to prepared pan. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, lime zest and lime juice until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over cake. If desired, garnish with lime slices and additional zest.

KEY LIME POUND CAKE WITH GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan; line with parchment paper.
• Beat white sugar, butter, and shortening together with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
• Sift cake flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add flour mixture, eggs, and cream alternately to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Beat on low speed just until blended. Stir in Key lime juice, lime zest, and vanilla extract. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes; remove cake from the pan to cool completely.
• While cake cools, combine powdered sugar, Key lime juice, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Immediately brush glaze over the top and sides of the cake.

BLUEBERRY LIME CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9 x 5 loaf pan. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and butter the parchment paper as well. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In stand mixer, beat together cream cheese, butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, thoroughly mixing each time. Add vanilla extract and lime zest, mixing until combined. Pour flour mixture over the batter mixture. Using a large rubber spatula, gently fold in the flour until it's completely mixed in and there are no pockets of dry flour. Lastly, gently fold in the blueberries. Transfer batter to prepared baking loaf pan. Bake for 55-65 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let sit until cool, at least 30 minutes and then remove from pan. In a stand mixer or large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high until frosting is smooth. Beat in vanilla extract. Carefully frost on top of the cooled pound cake and store in fridge until ready to serve.

RASPBERRY & BLUEBERRY LIME DRIZZLE CAKE

Steps:

• Line the base and sides of a 20cm/8in square cake tin (not loose-based) with greaseproof paper and butter the paper. Set oven to 180C/Gas 4/fan oven 160C.
• Cream the butter and sugar together until light. Gradually beat in the eggs, adding a little flour towards the end to prevent curdling. Beat in the lime zest, then fold in the flour and almonds. Fold in enough lime juice - about 3 tablespoons - to give you a good dropping consistency (the mixture should drop easily from the spoon when tapped).
• Fold in three quarters of the blueberries and raspberries and turn into the prepared tin. Smooth the surface, then scatter the remaining fruit on top - it will sink as the cake rises.
• Bake for about 1 hour (cover with foil if beginning to brown too much), or until firm to a gentle prod in the centre. A skewer pushed into the centre should be clean when removed.
• Meanwhile make the syrup: put the lime juice, zest and sugar in a small saucepan. Put over a gentle heat and stir, without allowing to bubble. The sugar should dissolve a little. As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, prick all over with a skewer then spoon the syrup over it. To store, cool before wrapping in paper and/or foil.
• Carefully remove the cake from the tin, discard the lining paper and cut into 12 pieces to serve.

LEMON-BLUEBERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan. In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until blended. Add eggs and egg white, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and vanilla., Toss blueberries with 2 tablespoons flour. In another bowl, mix the remaining flour with baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with yogurt, beating after each addition just until combined. Fold in blueberry mixture. , Transfer batter to prepared pan. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to wire rack; cool completely., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Drizzle over cake.

LIME AND THYME BLUEBERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Position oven rack in the middle of oven; preheat oven to 300°; generously butter and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
• Bring the milk and thyme just to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Remove from heat, cover, and steep for 7 minutes; pour through a fine strainer set over a bowl and let the milk cool to room temperature.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on med-high speed, beat the butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Decrease speed to medium and gradually add 1 ¾ cup sugar.
• Increase speed to med-high and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Decrease speed to low and add the flour mixture alternately the milk in 3 batches, beginning and ending with the flour mixture and beating just until blended.
• Beat in 2 teaspoons zest and the vanilla; gently stir in berries.
• Transfer batter to the prepared pan; smooth the top with a rubber spatula.
• Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 40 minutes, or until the cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan and a pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cake cool in pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes; then turn it out onto the rack and set it right side up.
• Meanwhile, bring the remaining ½ cup sugar, 2 teaspoons zest, and lime juice to a boil in a small pan over medium heat; remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Brush the lime juice mixture over the warm cake and let cool completely.
• Serve, cut into wedges.