Lemon and Blueberry Gin...Doesn't that just *RING* with the sound of an amazing cocktail?! Too? This recipe is from Erica's Sweet Tooth, a very cute blog hosted by Erica who makes super adorable and yummy things. I covet her photos and ability to make everything look just like it tastes: Delicious! The Blueberry-infused gin idea originates from Post Prohibition a very stylin' and hip web site embracing the concept of traditional cocktails plus much more.
Gin is made from distilling grain alcohol with juniper berries and has lots of flavor profiles. And, once again, I was exceedingly happy to learn that 11th century ITALIAN monks first mixed juniper berries with crude distillates. This concoction was even used as a remedy during the Black Death. Gin has a very long and interesting history including bathtub gin made for the speakeasies during Prohibition. I'm pretty sure that's when my grandmother, Bambi, gained her pension for Sloe Gin Fizz....
If you are a gin drinker, I am sure you know all the subtleties of gin: fruit and citrus palates, sloe gin versus London dry gin, country of origin, and favorite cocktail. What I bet you don't know is that there are very, very few (if any) baked goods which call for gin. Let's just say, I had to get creative...Lord knows I wasn't EVER going to drink this stuff. And, as gin is flavored with berries, blueberries and gin just seem to go together.
This *EASY* and *SUPER DUPER MOIST* loaf cake is so luscious, I may just have a Nigella moment and pull out the thesaurus to find more words! Plumb, juicy and sweet blueberries surrounded by tart and tangy lemon yogurt cake...With just a subtle hint of gin in the cake and in the syrup that wraps its arms around this cake. Perfect for breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. You decide.
Pin It
