It’s nice to have a coffee cake or bread on hand for an easy weekend breakfast. I made this Blue Raspberry Bread so the fishermen could grab a slice before they headed out on the high seas for the catch of the day~
It’s a rainbow of colors and flavors
This is a “quick bread” that you can whip up in a matter of minutes, with staples you probably have on hand, and a cup of fresh berries
Mix all ingredients, except berries, together with a fork in a large bowl, until just moistened and combined
Pour 1/2 of batter into a greased loaf pan
and top with 1/2 of berries
Repeat layers and submerge berries with the back of a spoon and bake in a 325 oven for 55-65 minutes until done~
Use a cake tester or long toothpick to make sure the center is done as the edges will be done sooner
While bread is baking, make the orange glaze with sugar, orange juice, butter and vanilla
Adjust consistency by adding more orange juice or sugar until you get it just right~ you want it to drizzle but not run away!
Let cooked cake rest for 15 minutes and remove from pan. Poke holes all over top with a toothpick and slowly pour glaze over all
Do not even think about sticking your finger in there!!
You have the will power of a thousand warriors!
Okay, you’ve earned a slice!
Don’t forget some orange zest~
Blue Raspberry Bread with Orange Glaze
Equipment
- 9" x 5" loaf pan
Ingredients
Bread
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 T butter melted
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup raspberries
Orange Glaze
- 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 T butter
- 3-4 T orange juice
- fresh orange zest [optional]
Instructions
Bread
- Mix all ingredients, except berries, together in a large bowl with a fork, mixing until combined and moistened, but do not overmix.
- Pour 1/2 of batter into a greased glass loaf pan. Top batter with 1/2 of berries.
- Pour in remaining batter and top with remaining berries.
- Gently push berries down into batter with the back of a spoon.
- Bake at 325 for 50-65 minutes, checking center with a cake tester, until cake is done.
- Let cool 30 minutes and remove from pan.
- Poke holes all over top of bread with a toothpick and slowly pour glaze over warm bread. Sprinkle with orange zest.
Orange Glaze
- Melt butter in a measuring cup. Add vanilla and sugar and stir.
- Add orange juice, 1 T at a time, until glaze is desired consistency.
Notes
Looks like Blue Raspberry Bread can also be used as bait for Wahoo!
This bread would make a great Gift from the Kitchen too!
Note: the palette plate pictured with the bread, is a ceramic serving platter I bought at a local gift shop~I don’t want you to think I set the bread on one of my painting palettes!
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