clumsily raising my boys and baking cakes
Many of my cakes are made as a result of having stuff to use up in my fridge or fruit bowl, and rather than having some bananas ready to use up, I had some blueberries for a change, which were looking a little squishy instead so, naturally, I included them in a cake! (and makes a change from banana loaf LOL!)
These delicious blueberry pancakes are fluffy, light and a little bit purple. Eat them as they are or add some white chocolate foursome extra indulgence.
I love pancakes and at long last my boys do too now. It took a lot of pancakes in the bin for the pair of them to actually like them enough to request them for breakfast mind you, but now we have them at least once a week. These purple coloured blueberry pancakes are very easy to make and taste delicious with or without a white chocolate drizzle.
I like using up over ripe fruit in recipes as I do hate waste especially with fruit because it can be expensive. I do find it annoying when fruit becomes unedible very quickly, BUT of course this does make it perfect for using in baking instead.
Along with bananas, I often have other fruit that needs using up as it starts to over ripen and rather than waste it by throwing them in the bin, I make cakes of course 🙂 Sometimes when I buy blueberries for Jenson he starts off enjoying them, but then suddenly announces he doesnt like them anymore – grrrrrrr! Therefore, I am often left thinking up recipes that involve those small blue berries.
I really like a lemon flavoured cake and yet I have never made a lemon drizzle cake before. I never realised how easy it is to make and after making one the other day, I will definately be making one again. I thought by cooking it in a deeper cake tin that the cooking time would be much longer than a regualr sponge cake, but no it took the same time! I had some blueberries in my fridge which neded eating so I decided to add them to the cake batter, as I kow that lemon and blueberry is a tasty flavour combination and it worked really well.
Here is my take on a lemon drizzle cake – my Blueberry & Lemon Drizzle Cake which really is very easy to make but the fresh, zesty lemon flavour is just sooooo good!
This is a cake which is so moist, tangy and had just the right amount of sweetness. Really lovely with a cup of tea, of course, and kept well in an airtight tub and stayed moist the whole time it lasted! You do not have to add the blueberries of course or you could try adding raspberries. Mmmmm I could happily eat another slice, but alas it is all gone now!
This recipe is based on Lemon Drizzle Cake taken from Family Kitchen Cookbook by Caroline Bretherton
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