Blima's Berry Cake

This came out amazing.

Very important to toss the berries with the 2 tablespoons of flour, this prevents them from sinking to the bottom, and please do the glaze part, it really makes the cake.

Enjoy.

The glaze used here is also available as a standalone recipe: Lemon Glaze (Blima's Berry Cake).

Ingredients

Cake

• 3/4 cup (180 ml) unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 2/3 cup (400 ml) sugar
• 3 x large eggs
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) finely grated lemon zest
• 1 1/2 tbsp (20 ml) vanilla extract
• 3 cups (720 ml) + 2 Tbsp (30 ml) all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) baking powder
• 1 tsp (5 ml) salt
• 3/4 cup (180 ml) buttermilk (or plain yogurt)
• 1 ½ cups (360 ml) frozen raspberries
• 1 ½ cups (360 ml) frozen blueberries

Glaze

• 1/3 cup (80 ml) fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) sugar

To Assemble

1. To make the cake, preheat the oven to 350 °F (175°C) and grease and flour a 12-cup (2.88 L) bundt pan.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Stir in the lemon zest and vanilla extract. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated.
3. In a separate bowl, sift the 3 cups (720 ml) all purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Add the flour to the butter mixture alternately with the buttermilk mixture, starting and finishing with the flour. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl often, for an evenly textured pound cake.
5. Toss the berries with the remaining 2 Tbsp (30 ml) flour and fold gently into the cake batter. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and spread to level.
6. Bake on the center rack of the oven for 60 to 70 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
7. To make the syrup, stir the lemon juice and sugar in a small saucepot over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.
8. As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, pierce holes in it with a skewer and brush with half of the syrup. Allow the cake to cool for 20 minutes, then turn it out onto a plate.
9. Poke the top of the cake with more holes and brush with the remaining syrup. Allow to cool before slicing.