Lemon Blueberry Buttermilk Cake Recipe - Print

Lemon Blueberry Buttermilk Cake
Recipe
Moist and velvety lemon cake with juicy blueberries and tangy cream
cheese frosting! The buttermilk in this cake recipe makes the lemon
cake extra tender. The perfect dessert for a summer BBQ!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword blueberry, lemon cake
Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8 cups
Calories 432kcal
Author Elizabeth Marek
Ingredients
Lemon Blueberry Cake Ingredients
8 oz buttermilk Or regular milk with 1 Tbsp white vinegar added
3 oz vegetable oil
3 large eggs
2 Tbsp lemon zest
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tsp lemon extract
13 oz cake flour
12 oz granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
8 oz unsalted butter
2 Tbsp AP Flour for dusting blueberries
2 cups blueberries You can use frozen but don't thaw them
Cream Cheese Frosting

16 oz cream cheese room temperature
8 oz unsalted butter room temperature
1 tsp lemon extract
1/2 tsp salt
32 oz powdered sugar sifted
Instructions
1. This is the BEST lemon blueberry cake because I use a scale so it turns out perfectly :) If
you convert to cups I cannot guarantee good results. Make sure all your (cold ingredients)
butter, eggs, milk are at room temperature or a little warm.
Cake Instructions
1. Heat oven to 350º F/177º C. Prepare two 8" round cake pans with cake goop or another
pan release that you prefer.
2. Measure out buttermilk. Place 4 oz in separate measuring cup. Add the oil to the 4oz of
buttermilk and set aside.
3. To the remaining milk, add your eggs, lemon extract, lemon juice and lemon zest and
gently whisk to combine. Set aside.
4. Place the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into the bowl of your stand
mixer with the paddle attachment.
5. Turn the mixer onto the slowest speed (setting 1 on Kitchen Aid mixers). Slowly add
chunks of your softened butter until it is all added then let everything mix until it looks like
coarse sand.
6. Add your milk/oil mixture all at once to the dry ingredients and mix on medium (speed 4 on
kitchenaid) for 2 full minutes to develop the structure. Don't worry, this will not over-mix
the cake.
7. Scrape the bowl. This is an important step. If you skip it, you will have hard lumps of flour
and unmixed ingredients in your batter. If you do it later, they will not mix in fully.
8. Slowly add in the rest of your liquid ingredients in 3 parts, stopping to scrape the bowl one
more time halfway through. Your batter should be thick and not too runny.
9. Fill your pans 1/2 full with cake batter. Give the pan a little tap on each side to level out the
batter and get rid of any air bubbles.
10. Wash your berries (if they are fresh) and toss in flour. If berries are frozen skip washing
and just toss in flour. Sprinkle half the blueberries on top of your batter. Do not stir them
in.
11. Bake for 15-20 minutes then sprinkle in the second half of your blueberries on top of the
cake.
Bake for another 10-15 minutes then check for doneness. If the cakes are still really jiggly,
I add another 5 minutes. I check every 3 minutes after that until I'm close and then it's
every 1 min. Cakes are done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few
crumbs.
12. Remove cakes from the oven and give them a tap on the countertop to release air and
prevent too much shrinking. Let them cool on a cooling rack until they are barely warm.
13. After cooling, place the cooling rack on top of the cake, placing one hand on top of the
cooling rack and one hand under the pan and flip the pan and the cooling rack over so the
pan is now upside down on the cooling rack. Remove the pan carefully. Repeat with the
other pan.
14. After the cakes are fully cooled, carefully wrap them in plastic wrap and place them into
the freezer or fridge for about 30 minutes to firm up the cakes and make them easier to
handle for stacking.
15. After your cakes are chilled, fill them with your cream cheese frosting and frost the
outside. I finished my cake with some more fresh blueberries and organic pansies (edible).
If you're not familiar with decorating cakes, check out my how to make your first cake blog
post!
Cream Cheese Frosting Instructions

1. Place softened butter in the bowl of your stand mixer with paddle attachment and cream
on low until smooth
2. Place softened cream cheese in the bowl with butter in small chunks and cream on low
until smooth and combined
3. Add in sifted powdered sugar one cup at a time until combined
4. Add your extract and salt and combine until smooth. Don't over-mix or your frosting could
separate
Notes
1. Weigh your ingredients to avoid cake failure. Using a kitchen scale for baking is super easy
and gives you the best results every single time.
2. Make sure all your cold ingredients are room temperature or slightly warm (butter, milk,
eggs, to create a cohesive batter. Curdled batter causes cakes to collapse.
3. No buttermilk? You can make your own buttermilk
4. To prevent blueberries from sinking, I wash them (to get them wet) then roll them in flour.
Then I add them to the batter halfway through baking
5. Do not fall for the "just add cornstarch to regular flour" trick. It does not work for this
recipe. Your cake will look and taste like cornbread. If you can't find cake flour, use pastry
flour which isn't quite as soft as cake flour but it's better than all-purpose flour.
6. Make your own pan release (cake goop!) The best pan release ever!
7. If you're in the UK search for Shipton mills cake and pastry flour. If you're in another part
of the country, search for low protein cake flour.
8. Need more help with making your first cake? Check out my how to decorate your first
cake blog post.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 432kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat:
15g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A:
680IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 0.6mg

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