These lovely squares will go wonderfully with a comforting cup of tea whilst you put your feet up and take a break. The blueberries did what they were supposed to and formed a luscious tart layer which is gently balanced by the light malty taste of the brown sugar. The coconut adds a carribean accent and the lemon is so very refreshing. My 2 year old son was so excited about these cake squares that he asked me to show him the whole tray. I think he was planning how many he was going to get lol! So cheeky!
INGREDIENTS
200g butter room temp
200g self raising flour
200g blueberries
100g soft light brown sugar
80g granulated white sugar
50g dessicated coconut unsweetened
3 large eggs
Zest of 1 lemon
3 tbsp milk
1 tsp lemon/vanilla extract
Icing sugar for dusting
METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 190ºc/170ºc fan/gas mark 5. Line and grease a 23-35 rectangular baking tray. Cream the butter and both types of sugar until pale and fluffy, slowly add eggs to the mix one at a time and stir well
2. Add the milk, zest and extract and mix. Slowly fold in the flour and coconut, combine well and then throw in half of the blueberries and gently fold in
3. Pour in the mixture and spread into the baking pan and top off with the remainder of the blueberries
Bake for 35-45 minutes until golden brown and a skewer comes out clean when tested in the middle of the tray bake
4. Once done, let it cool down in the pan and slice into squares
Dust liberally with icing sugar and now they are ready to be indulged
Oh gosh, you are killing me with all your recipes!!! I am drooling all over my keyboard. Definitely need to get myself an oven.
Awww Thanks so much! Hope your keyboard is ok lol! 🙂
Delicious!
Thank you!
Yummy! I love lemon squares, and the addition of the blueberries and coconut makes it even better 😀 Definitely going to try out this recipe–thanks for sharing it!
My pleasure! Glad you like it. There was so much that I distributed it to our neighbours 🙂
Looks delicious! These bite size squares are good as snacks at school. Surely going to try them.
Thank you! Do let me know how they turn out 🙂
How delicious!
Delicious looking squares!
Thank you!
Lemon and blueberries go so well together. I bet these squares are delicious.
Yes they were! All gone now lol 🙂
Oh this looks sooooo good. I can’t wait to try this myself!
Thank you!
Thank you! Hope you enjoy as much as we did 🙂
Dimple, You amaze me with all these vegetarian dishes, one after another.
Has anyone told you the side effect of being a foodie blogger?
We cook/bake, we eat and we see our waistline grow. 😉
I’ll have two pieces please. 😀
Your most welcome! I’ll send you a tray full of cake 🙂 I was just thinking
And telling my husband about me putting on weight. So I have decided to make, cook, bake and distribute to all family and friends. That way it will be more healthy for me but my passion for cooking will continue strong 🙂 x
Your blueberry, coconut, and lemon flavor combination sounds amazing!
Thank you! This trio of flavours really work 🙂
Wow — these look so heavenly. I know the flavors are perfect together, and the texture looks out of this world! Thank you for sharing. I wish I could eat one right now!
Aww thank you so very much! I really love your style of baking. Especially the flavour combinations!:)
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You had me at luscious tart, refreshing , malty taste and Caribbean accent… Delightful description! It blueberry coconut lemon squares sound so amazing
Thank you Anita for your beautiful words! They mean a lot to me! Hope you’re keeping well x
Lovely!!!
Oh Dimple – didn’t you have a sore tooth recently and despite this you are in that kitchen churning out delicacies, another one that looks yummy!
Thank you so much for your kind words!