Best Lemon Blueberry Cake Ever
Ingredients
Lemon Blueberry Cake
- 2 1/4 cups cake flour*
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter**
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 2 teaspoos vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup lemon juice , freshly squeezed
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 cups blueberries , fresh or frozen
- 2 teaspoons cake flour
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter , softened
- 8 oz brick-style cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3 - 3.5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon cream , as needed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch cake pan.
- In a medium bowl sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- In a large bowl beat together the butter, sugar and lemon zest until fluffy. (About 2-3 minutes).
- Add in the vanilla extract and beat in the eggs 1 at a time.
- In a liquid measuring cup whisk together the lemon juice and buttermilk.
- With the mixer on low speed, beat about 1/3 of the flour mixture into the butter mixture followed by about 1/3 of the milk mixture.
- Continue the process of alternating between the flour & milk until just combined, turning off the mixer and scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
- Toss the blueberries with the 2 teaspoons of flour, then gently fold into the batter with a spatula.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Beat the butter until soft, then mix in the cream cheese.
- Add in the lemon juice and mix in 3 cups of the powdered sugar, starting with the mixer on low speed and then turning up to medium as it starts to combine.
- Beat in 1 tablespoon of whipping cream, and then mix in the rest of the powdered sugar as necessary, going little by little and adding more cream if needed.
- Frost the cooled cake, and optionally decorate with blueberries and lemon slices.
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