Moist Lemon Blueberry Cake
Print Pin VideoThis lemon blueberry cake is super moist and tender, infused with the bright flavors of lemon and dotted with bursts of juicy blueberries! It's packed with flavor and topped with a tangy cream cheese buttercream frosting - so so sooo good! For a simpler version with no frosting, check out my simple blueberry cake recipe.
IMPORTANT: For accuracy, I would recommend using the gram measurements provided, as those are the exact quantities I use. Cup measurements are given as estimates (based on US cup measurements) to make it easier for those who do not have a scale.
Ingredients
Lemon Blueberry Cake
- 2⅓ cups (295 g) flour - regular, all purpose
- ¼ cup (30 g) cornstarch
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 6 tbsp (86 g) unsalted butter - room temperature
- ¾ cup (141 g) unflavoured vegetable oil - I use canola oil
- 1⅔ cups (333 g) white granulated sugar
- 2½ tbsp lemon zest - about 2 lemons zested (see note 1)
- 3 large eggs - room temperature
- 2 tbsp (26 g) milk - room temperature
- ¾ cup (185 g) yoghurt - plain, unsweetened, room temperature
- ¼ cup (55 g) fresh lemon juice
- 1½ cups (250 g) fresh blueberries - see note 3 if you want to use frozen blueberries. Coat the blueberries in 1 to 2 tbsp of flour
Cream Cheese Frosting
Instructions
Lemon Blueberry Cake
- Preheat oven to 180 °C (350°F) conventional (see note 2 if using a convection oven with a fan) and grease two 8 inch cake tins (I use my homemade cake release), lining the bottoms with parchment paper as well as this cake tends to stick to the bottom.
- Sift together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix together using a whisk and set aside.
- In a large bowl add in butter, vegetable oil, sugar and lemon zest. Using a hand or stand mixer on a medium speed, cream together for 3 minutes until light and creamy.
- Add in the eggs one by one, mixing well in between addition.
- Add in milk, yoghurt and lemon juice. Mix until well combined. Now set your mixer aside as the remainder of the batter will be finished by hand.
- Add your pre-sifted dry ingredients to your wet mixture, and using a spatula, fold together until just combined. Do not overmix.
- To finish off, toss the blueberries in a tablespoon of flour (this will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the cake layers) and then add the blueberries to the batter, discarding any left over flour, and fold them in with a spatula until just combined. Again try not to overmix it.
- Distribute the batter evenly into the two 8 inch cake tins. Try to distribute the blueberries evenly so that you have some on the top of the cake as well. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Once baked, allow the cake layers to cool in the cake tins for about 20 minutes and then carefully turn them out onto a wire rack to completely cool. The cake layers are soft and delicate, so handle them carefully. Frost with the cream cheese buttercream.
Assembly
- See the end of the blog post above for assembly instructions or watch the recipe video for a visual demonstration :)
Video
Notes
Note 1. When zesting the lemons, you want to make sure you're using a fine grater, and only grate the top yellow part of the lemon. Don't grate it right down to the white part of the lemon as the white part is bitter and we don't want a bitter cake :)
Note 2. If using a convection oven that has a fan function, bake at 160 °C (320°F) as the fan function bakes food faster.
Note 3. If using frozen blueberries, do not thaw them. Fold them into the batter at the end, and remember to coat them in flour otherwise they may sink to the bottom.
Nutrition
Calories: 439kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 269IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 2mg
Nutritional information are estimates only as they are automatically calculated by a third party application. Actual values may differ based on brands and types of products used.
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