Quick & Easy

Orange and blueberry syrup cake

A thick wedge of this zesty cake goes perfectly with a hot cup of tea.
orange and blueberry syrup cake
10
1H 5M

Ingredients

Orange syrup

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease deep 20cm ring cake pan; line base and side with baking paper.
2.Beat butter and sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in flour and combined yogurt and juice, in two batches. Stir in blueberries and rind until just combined.
3.Spread mixture into pan; bake about 1 hour. Stand cake in pan 5 minutes; turn onto wire rack over tray.
4.Meanwhile, make orange syrup. Stir sugar, juice and the water in small saucepan over heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves. Stir in rind; simmer, uncovered, without stirring, 5 minutes.
5.Pour hot syrup over hot cake.

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