Description
A bright and cheerful dessert featuring a tender cake base filled with fresh blueberries and zesty lemon cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups cake flour (360 grams)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup buttermilk (180 ml), room temperature
- 1/3 cup lemon juice (80 ml), freshly squeezed
- 1 cup unsweetened butter (226 grams), softened to room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar (350 grams)
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 cups blueberries (fresh is best!)
- 2 teaspoons cake flour (or all-purpose flour for blueberries)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened butter (112 grams), softened (for frosting)
- 8 oz brick-style cream cheese (226 grams)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice (freshly squeezed, for frosting)
- 3 – 4 cups powdered sugar (330–440 grams), sifted
- 1 tablespoon whipping cream (as needed for frosting)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch cake pan.
- Sift together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Combine buttermilk and lemon juice in another bowl. Whisk and set aside.
- Beat the softened butter, sugar, and lemon zest together until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the vanilla extract and eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk mixture on low speed until just combined. Be careful not to overmix; a few lumps are okay.
- Toss the blueberries with 2 teaspoons of cake flour, then gently fold them into the batter to prevent sinking.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring it to a wire rack.
- Beat the softened butter and cream cheese for the frosting until smooth. Add the lemon juice and gradually mix in powdered sugar, adjusting the consistency with whipping cream as needed.
- Frost the cooled cake generously, slice it up, and serve.
Notes
For best results, use room temperature ingredients and sift dry ingredients to ensure a light, fluffy cake. Feel free to add different berries or citrus zests for variations.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg