Lemon Balm Berry Cake

Lemon Balm Berry Cake
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 10
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 187.7
  • Total Fat: 6.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 50.1 mg
  • Sodium: 77.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 27.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
  • Protein: 2.4 g

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Introduction

Fresh, sweet herbs and bright lemon create a harmonious honey-kissed batter studded with berries. It's a great tea-time snack or Sunday breakfast! Fresh, sweet herbs and bright lemon create a harmonious honey-kissed batter studded with berries. It's a great tea-time snack or Sunday breakfast!
Number of Servings: 10

Ingredients

    1 1/2 cups graham (or whole wheat) flour
    3/4 cup Vector (or your favourite crunchy-flake) cereal, crushed
    1 tsp turmeric (optional)
    1/2 tbsp baking powder
    1/4 tsp salt
    1/3 cup sugar
    2 tbsp honey
    1 tsp vanilla
    1/2 tsp stevia extract powder
    1/4 cup butter, softened
    1 tsp fresh-grated ginger
    Zest and juice of 1 lemon
    2 eggs
    3/4 cup 1% milk
    1/4 cup minced lemon balm
    2 tbsp minced pineapple sage
    1 cup mixed berries, fresh or frozen (I used Europe's Best Antioxidant blend)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F, grease a loaf pan.
Combine flour, cereal crumbs, turmeric, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together sugar, honey, vanilla, stevia, butter, ginger, lemon zest and lemon juice. Add eggs and beat well.
Stir in milk followed by the dry ingredients and herbs, then fold in berries.
Bake for 55 minutes.
Cool in the pan 15 minutes, then unmould and cool on a rack.

Serving Size: 1 loaf, 10 slices

Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.