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It’s only when I watch back these videos that I can see from the outside why Archie loves cooking so much. If you have seen his previous attempts at baking cakes, it will not come as a spoiler to you to learn that this video contains its fair quota of ingredient eating, egg dropping and hand-in-mixture dunking. The thing I love about recording us when we cook is that I get to see expressions on Archie’s face which I would not normally see when I am standing side on or next to him. I am loving watching his looks of playful fun, even when he knows he is gently crossing the borderline from innocence to delinquency! In reality, I do not mind the mess. It is quickly cleared and, beyond the cooking itself, I think these moments spent together are creative play at its very best.
This is a really simple cake, especially if you have a food mixer. It is basically a classic sponge cake, enhanced with some tangy lemon drizzle and fresh blueberries, delicious served as a dessert or as a snack…
Preparation 10-15 minutes (add extra for toddler mischievousness), cooking time 50-55 minutes
Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F
175g softened butter butter
175g golden caster sugar (although using normal caster sugar is fine), plus a couple of extra tablespoons for the drizzle
175g self raising flour
3 large eggs
150-200g blueberries
One large lemon for its juice and zest
Can you recommend a good food mixer as I don't own one? As I've told you, I'm working my way through most of your recipes.
I just happen to have some blueberries in the fridge… thanks Nick!
So many lovely moments in this but my favourite has to be when Archie dips both hands in the cake as if he's doing the washing up. Very funny! I have not managed to have the same level of participation with my 2 yr old cooking, he would be climbing on to the worktop and all sorts. And he's scared of the Magimix!
Will it work with frozen blueberries?
I used Frozen blueberries. What I did was to put them in a bowl and pour near boiling water on them. Left them for a minute or so, then drained the water. Then added them to the mix. Seemed to work quite well.
I love my Magimix. Pricey, but built like a tank and foolproof too. My Grandmother has had hers for decades, and it's still going strong.
I love this video! Archie and Nick, you are brilliant!
I didn't have any Lemon but had an Orange so used that instead. Worked great.
Hi
That’s a fantastic video, I have never made any cakes but feel inspired to try. My son, Douglas, is 6 months old and we are just starting on solid food and at the moment it is consisting of mashed up pear and rice or mashed up broccoli and rice but I’d love to make it more interesting – what did Archie eat in the first couple of weeks of weaning?
Thanks for your help
Muriel
Love this blog, what a great idea to make your kids aware of food and healthy eating. And I will definitely try this recepie! Andrea
Thanks Andrea, that is really kind of you. Hope you enjoy the cake!
Hi
What a classic video. Archie stars again!!!! Great stuff, keep it up.
Jus
Thanks Justin!! Yes, he is clearly perfecting the "hands-in-the-cake-mix" look!!
I was going to ask which food processor, but it's a Magimix. Ineed to replace mine and was looking for one that will mix and liquidise and I see that this does – loved the carrot and squash soup
What size is yours. I'm thinking I'd need a fairly large one.
My 2 yr old son loves watching Archie
Hi Rebecca, ours is the smaller of the two Magimixes (I think!). I'll see if I can find out the exact details. All I know is I could not do without ours… it was a wedding present and really remains one of the best things we got. It seems (not to put the mockers on it!) rather indestructible. My mum still has hers from 25 years ago…
I made it this morning and it was enthusiastically guzzled at a tango tea dance. So moist and tasty, I can see this becoming one of my favourite cake recipes. i wasn't sure if it would fit in my loaf tin so I made a few buns too.
That comment pretty well made my day!!! Thanks
Lovely cake, made this today with my little girl and the whole family enjoyed it after tea, even my 7 month old had a nibble!
Im loving this blog, i cant wait for my 7yr old to come home from school and watch the cooking with Archie, she is going to love it. Im a rubbish cook and we have just recently started learning the basics so this will really help, So far we have made rock cakes which turned out more like pebbles!
I just found your blog by searching a recipe for a lemon/blueberry cake and I love it,Archie is so cute. My 6 years old loves cooking with me and I can't wait to show him your videos after school today and try your recipe of course :O)
Thanks Muriel, I am really glad you found the blog and hope you and your son enjoy watching and cooking the recipes together!Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device
I baked this cake tonight with my 3 1/2 year old, it's really lovely but my blueberries all sank to the bottom, why is this?
I made a ChocOrange loaf cake this week based on this recipe. Adapted as I didn’t have blueberries, or a lemon – so used orange zest, 1/2 squeeze of the orange to give a bit more flavour, some cocoa powder to make it a bit chocolate flavour. Then did an orange butter icing which didn’t work very well… think citrus fruit juice in butter icing doesn’t work. Probably would have been fine if just orange juice with icing sugar.
ITwas kind of good and not good because the cake was looking nasty and not nasty
But when do you add the lemon? Is it at the end?
Only joking! Enjoyed this very much. My daughter is only 14 weeks old, but I would love her to join me in the kitchen one day – this is hugely inspirational – especially your patience.
I have just found your blog after reading about it in a paper last week, and I think it's great. My little boy has just turned 2 and loves watching me cook, but I don't usually let him help, however, I am now feeling thoroughly inspired and he even has a Fun Pod, so let's go! I've watched a couple of your videos already but was drawn to the bluebelly
and lemon cake, and by far my favourite moment was when Archie stuffed his hands in the cake mixture! Hope Josh wants to get involved, I will let you know how I get on!
Hi Kate, thanks so much for coming by. I am really glad you like the videos and hope they do indeed inspire you into the kitchen with Josh! And if he has a FunPod, you really do have no excuse!! I look forward to hearing how things progress!!
What a wonderful idea. Cooking together is such a nice idea. Filming it, brilliantly simple. Archie if great. Loved him cleaning. I am going to have a go at the Blueberry Lemon cake but without the small helper.
Hi, I just saw you on the Vanessa show and have come to have a look at your vids! This is so lovley to watch, my daughter Olivia is nearly 4 months old and we are going to try baby led weaning when she is 6 months too. I cannot wait to introduce her to lots of different foods and have fun with her!
Archie is so cute, I'm looking forward to baking with Liv when shes his age!!!!
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