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Blueberry Lemon Zucchini Cake  

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So yesterday a foodie friend shared a recipe that looked so good, but zucchini in a cake? Bread yes, ok why not! I use all sorts of fruits in cake but hadn’t used veggies, until now! 

So here’s the recipe I saw on Facebook from I Am Baker that was my inspiration, I switched it up a little based on my likes and what I had on hand. Y’all know that’s how I roll. 

Started with my mixer, again I’m lazy. And went to baking. 

4 eggs

1/2 cup oil 

2 cups sugar

3 tsp vanilla 

Zest of one lemon 

2 1/2 c shredded zucchini (drained) 

Mix gingerly, and then add the remaining ingredients 

3 cups flour

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder 

1 tsp salt 

Add flour a 1/2 cup at a time, give a stir and repeat. 

1 pint (2 cups) fresh blueberries 

Fold into cake batter. Pour into 2 greased cake pans. 

Bake at 350 35-45 min until cake pulls away from edges and passes the toothpick test! 


Lemon Buttercream:

2 sticks butter 

Apx 3 cups powdered sugar

Juice and zest from 1 lemon 

1 tsp vanilla extract 

Mix everything taste and add more sugar if you need it! 

Enjoy. 

Stuffed French Toast with Blueberry Syrup

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IMG00476 Sunday was a great day! It was kickoff day for a all new Sunday School Classes and I thought brunch would be a fun treat. I made super easy French Toast and stuffed it with Trader Joe’s Cream Cheese, which I must say it is the least expensive cream cheese I have bought in a long time and tastes delish! Then I made a super easy Blueberry Syrup. I was inspired by My Carolina Kitchen although I did adapt it a bit for what I had on hand.

Blueberry Syrup

1/2 c fresh blueberries

1/3 c water

2 T sugar

1 T brown sugar

zest from 1 orange and apx 1 T juice

1 t vanilla

2 T honey (added at the end)

Bring all ingredients except honey to a boil, reduce heat to a slow simmer and allow berries to burst a little. Stir in honey just before serving. 

It was a huge hit!! Hope you enjoy!

xoxo, Mama Bird