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A slice of lemon blueberry cake on a white plate with lemon cream cheese frosting.
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Lemon Blueberry Cake

This lemon blueberry cake is moist, delicious, and frosted with a creamy lemon cream cheese frosting. Moist and delicious, and a family favorite lemon cake recipe.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Lemon Blueberry Cake, Lemon Cake, Lemon Layer Cake
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories: 670kcal

Ingredients

Lemon Cake

Lemon Frosting

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour (2) 9-inch round cake pans.

Lemon Cake

  • In a large bowl, beat butter on high until creamy, approximately 1 minute.
  • Add sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Beat until combined.
  • Beat in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated.
  • In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
  • Add flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, and mix on low speed after each addition until combined.
  • In a small bowl, add blueberries and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
  • Add blueberries to the cake batter and gently stir to combine.
  • Pour cake batter into prepared cake pans.
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Remove from the oven and place cakes on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes then remove from pans.
  • Cool cakes completely before frosting.

Lemon Frosting

  • In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, lemon zest, and lemon juice until light and fluffy.
  • Gradually add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, and beat until combined and desired consistency is obtained.

Notes

Recipe inspired from my Zesty Lemon Cake

Nutrition

Calories: 670kcal | Carbohydrates: 97g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 132mg | Sodium: 365mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 76g | Vitamin A: 1019IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 2mg