Beautifully textured Orange and Blueberry Cake

Hello Everyone, Hope you had an amazing Easter Break. Did you get to any baking or cooking?

Now, because I have a lot of homemade applesauce stored in my freezer and that my hubby knows that I can make this beautiful bread/cake using that sauce, I was asked to make it again :)  I have to say, it's absolutely yummy and perfect to go with a cup of tea.

The recipe for it is:

1 and 1/2 cups Self Raising Flour

1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda

1 and 1/4 teaspoons Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoon Salt

5 tablespoons Butter, (measured and melted)

1 cup Granulated Sugar

1/4 cup (dry measuring cup) Unsweetened Applesauce

1/4 cup (dry measuring cup) Plain Yogurt (low fat or fat free)

4 tablespoons Orange Juice (Freshly Squeezed)

1 tablespoon Orange Zest

1/2 cup Milk semi skimmed

1 cup Blueberries (I use fresh)

1/2 cup Chopped Pecans and Walnuts

Preheat oven to 350F/180C for 15 minutes. Coat well a 9×5 inch loaf pan with butter and line with parchment paper as the recipe contains nuts. Make sure the loaf tin is the correct size as it's a big recipe. I used a round pan as my loaf pan was too small for it.

In a medium size bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; keep it aside.

In a small bowl whisk together the applesauce, yogurt, orange juice and zest.

In a large bowl cream together the melted butter and sugar for about 5 minutes using an electric mixer. To this add the above wet mixture and beat well for another 2-3 minutes.

Now to the above add the flour and milk alternatively and beat for a couple of seconds after each addition. Start with flour and end with flour.

Fold in the blueberries and nuts.

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and bake between 60-70 minutes or until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.

Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and let it cool for about an hour before you can remove the bread from the pan. Cool it completely on the wire rack (preferably overnight) before cutting it into slices.

 

http://www.egglesscooking.com/2010/09/20/orange-blueberry-bread/