Blueberry Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Happy Friday Friends! I took to Facebook again to ask what I should post today and of the four options I gave that also included a pizza, dressing and a pasta, this cake won out. I just love asking you guys what you would like to see on the blog. The feedback really helps me. Especially when I have no idea what to share. And now, onto this cake. This sweet, lemony, berry filled cake.

I got an email a couple weeks back telling me that Whole Foods was going to have a one day organic blueberry sale. They were going to be selling pints for $1.99. A steal right? I knew I had to get in on it so I made sure I was there to snatch up a few pints for myself.  It’s like that shirt that you totally don’t need and probably won’t wear but must buy because it is on sale. So I bought them. And then I got them home and realized I had no idea what I was going to do with them.

I initially thought muffins but, let’s be honest, there isn’t a shortage of blueberry muffin recipes.

Then I thought about something chocolatey so I took to Facebook and Twitter to ask what people thought. While some said “yay” there was an overwhelming amount of  “nay”s so I decided against it.

I thought ice cream but I don’t have an ice cream maker. I should get one.

I’ve tried blueberry cookies before. Not really a fan.

What was left?

Cake.

Once I decided that I was going to bake a cake with the blueberries, adding lemon to the batter and frosting it with a cream cheese frosting just seemed right.

And it was. It worked together beautifully. In fact I am going to go ahead and say I loved this cake. And that is saying something because I am usually a chocolate cake kinda girl. So if you’re a fan of blueberries you’ll want to try this cake, and even if you’re not crazy about them I bet you’ll like it too.

Blueberry Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

A moist lemony cake filled with blueberries and frosted with a delectable cream cheese frosting.

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Prep Time 25 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Total Time 1 hr 5 mins

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Servings 8 Servings

Ingredients

  

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Blueberry Cake Ingredients:

• 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 whole eggs
• 3/4 teaspoon pure lemon extract
• 3 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 cups blueberries
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans.
• In the bowl of stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat together butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, scrapping down the sides of the bowl after each egg. Beat in the lemon extract.
• In another bowl combine cake flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add 1/3 of the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Once mixed, add in 1/3 of the buttermilk. Continue to alternate adding 1/3 of each at a time just until mixed. Turn off mixer.
• Combine blueberries with two tablespoons all purpose flour. Gently fold blueberries into the cake batter. Pour cake batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake 35 - 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove cake from the oven and allow to cool several minutes in the pan. Carefully slide a butter knife around the edges to loosen the cake and turn over onto a cooling rack. Cool completely.
• While cake is cooling prepare the frosting by creaming together cream cheese and butter. Once smooth beat in vanilla. Finally beat in the powdered sugar one cup at a time. Frosting should be stiff but spreadable.
• Place one layer of the cake on your serving plate. Spread 1/3 of the frosting over the top. Place the other layer on top of the frosting. Use the remaining frosting to frost the cake. Slice and serve.
• Cover and refrigerate any leftovers. Remove from the refrigerator about 1 hour before serving.

Notes

Enjoy!

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