Oh Donna, let me the count the ways in which your baking recipes make my heart flutter… Actually, that would take far too long because Ms Hay’s cakes, tarts and muffin recipes always work. Devotees would note that I am Donna hay’s biggest cheerleader and this super simple recipe is yet another winner.
It is one bowl. It is quick. It produces a light, lovely cake that is perfect for picnics, morning teas or more…
It was while drafting this post that I received an annoucement from WordPress, informing me of my blog’s two year birthday. Who knew?!
So I stuck in some metaphorical candles and turned this lovely cake into a celebration cake.
I did reduce the amount of sugar and the cooking time from Donna’s directions.
GATHER:
150g unsalted butter, melted
¾ cup caster sugar
2 eggs
½ cup Greek-style yoghurt
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1½ cups self-raising flour
125g blueberries [I used frozen]
LET’S GET TO IT:
Preheat oven to 160C and grease and line a 22cm x 8cm loaf tin.
Whisk butter, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, yoghurt and vanilla in a large bowl until combined.
Whisk in flour, then gently fold in blueberries.
Scrape into pan then bake for 60-70 minutes / until skewer comes out clean. Always test at the earliest time – all ovens cook differently. You may need to cover the tin with foil at about 40 minutes if it is browning too quickly [like mine did].
Allow to cool, then dust with a generous amount of sifted icing sugar.
the hungry mum 
Your photos are making me wish I could break my wheat embargo. If only…..
wheat embargo! Love your description 🙂 Hope you stay on the wheat-free wagon 🙂
wheat embargo! Love your wording 😉
happy blogiversary! here’s to many more years to come!
awww, ta chocolatesuze x
This looks delicious. I am going to have to try it!
thanks! hope you do try it.
Love Donna Hay and this recipe looks delicious so I’ll have to give it a try. Happy 2nd Blogging Birthday! 🙂 Leah
Isn’t she fab? Think we should start referring to her as Her Donna Highness 😉
Gorgeous looking cake! and love the fact that it’s quick, easy and only messes up 1 bowl! Congratulations too on your 2nd Blogiversary – absolutely fantastic! 🙂
I love a one bowl wonder! Thanks for your sweet words 🙂
Yay! Love a good Donna recipe: her food is actually the best 🙂 and this Cake is no exception 😀
And happy blogaversiary! X
She should be knighted for services to baking 🙂
Yum, looks delicious – I love blueberries!
Cheers! Blueberries look & taste wonderful 🙂
This looks delicious – and simple enough for a non-baker like me to try! Thanks for sharing!
Cheers! Is it easy peasy – give a go 🙂
Looks really good 🙂
Thanks! It vanished very quickly so I think everyone must have liked it 🙂
Happy second birthday and what a lovely tribute! Not overly familiar with DH, so looks like I have some googling to do 🙂
Oooh, You’ll LOVE Donna Hay! She’s my hero and a fab stylist/cookbook queen/magazine wonder woman. Thanks for commenting x
This looks lovely – happy second anniversary on WordPress.
Lillian
Thanks Lillian – hope you’re having a great day.
Such a beautiful finished cake. Lemon and blueberries are one of my favorite flavor combinations and the sprinkling of powdered sugar is a perfect touch! And, happy two-year anniversary to you and your blog! 🙂
Awww, thanks! Two years has gone by so fast! And I love dusting my cakes with icing sugar – simple & yummy 🙂
Just love blueberries and lemon flavored cakes – looks delicious and moist 🙂
It is such a fresh flavour combo, isn’t it? Thanks for your sweet words.
That looks really delicious!
cheers – is a lovely, easy cake.
looks very very good! will try out soon….
I hope you do – let me know what you think of it.
Lovely and looks delicious, I could eat a slice right now! 🙂
Michael
Thanks Michael! You should make a loaf 🙂
Yum! This cake looks lovely!!
Thanks 🙂
I love Donna Hay’s magazine- I always devour her recipes, and the photography is especially good. This recipe looks easy but delicious!
isn’t it great? The styling is so clean and easy to replicate. Thanks for taking the time to comment 🙂
Happy 2nd year blogiversary! Lets put a candle in your lovely cake to celebrate.
That sounds so good. A great picture of it too. Looks divine!
Thanks! It is such a lovely cake to have with a cup of tea.
Definitely.
Happy blogiversary! I believe our blogs really are twins and tasty ones at that! I do love a good lemon cake & blueberries are in season! Ironically I just made a cheesecake in a jar thingy with lemon & blueberries, so snap!
Oooh, I’d be so honoured to have my blog thought of in the same breath as yours! Lemon is always a winner 🙂
Agreed! I think that blogging is the best form of therapy for bake-a-holics! Always glad to meet more of us, in the blogosphere! 🙂
Baking is cheaper than therapy, and tastier too 😉
Mmm, mmmmmmmm, this would be awfully good with a hot cup of Earl Grey tea!
I reckon this cake & Earl Grey [that’s my tea of choice, BTW] would be heavenly together 🙂
Happy blogiversary!! This was a great choice of cake to make, I love lemon and blueberry together 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thanks Choc Chip Uru! I don’t feel 2 years old 😉
Buonissimo!!!
Grazie 🙂
This looks lovely! I was just thinking about some Donna Hay recipes I want to try.
Thanks! You pretty much can’t go wrong with any Donna recipes 🙂
This looks amazing! Definitely on my to-bake list now 🙂
Try it – you def won’t regret it 🙂
The perfect afternoon tea cake.
Yes! Pass the teapot, won’t you?
I love the idea of combining blueberries and lemon in a lovely simple and light cake like this! Obviously I must check out Donna Hay … I’ve never tried any of her recipes but if you say they always turn out great then that’s enough of a recommendation for me! Happy blogging birthday, too!
Thanks Helen! I should be a paid ambassador for Donna Hay! Her baking recipes always inspire me.
Of this looks fantastic ! Great recipe!
Thanks! You could *almost* call it fruit, what with all those berries & lemon 😉
Thanks for your like on my Dukkah Chicken and Mango salad. 🙂 I see you have some great recipes on your site too, and I particularly like the look of this blueberry and lemon loaf – definitely going to try that sometime!
Thanks so much!
We make blueberry lemonade often in our nest…can’t wait to try the combo in a cake!