Description
🍋 Dive into a Lemon Berry Cake that bursts with fresh blueberries and bright citrus flavors.
🎂 Enjoy luscious layers of moist cake topped with a creamy lemon buttercream for the perfect treat.
Ingredients
1/2 cup whole milk, room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream or yogurt, room temperature
3 large eggs, separated, whites at room temperature
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 to 3 teaspoons cornstarch
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
6 to 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
For Frosting: 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
6 cups confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
For Blueberry Reduction: 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Butter and flour three cake pans and line with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, beat together milk, sour cream, egg whites, lemon juice, zest, and vanilla.
3. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt into another bowl.
4. Cream butter and oil until creamy. Add dry ingredients to make coarse crumbs.
5. Gradually add wet ingredients; mix until fluffy. Fold in blueberries.
6. Divide batter among pans and bake for 22–35 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks.
7. For the blueberry reduction, simmer blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, and water until thick.
8. Prepare frosting: Beat butter and salt, gradually add sugar. Mix in lemon juice.
9. Assemble the cake with blueberry reduction between layers. Frost top and sides.
10. Chill cake for 20 minutes before serving.
Notes
🫐 Toss blueberries with lemon juice before adding to batter.
🥛 Use room temperature ingredients for better mixing and rise.
🎨 For a decorative touch, sprinkle frozen blueberries over the frosting.
- Prep Time: 30-35 minutes
- Cooling and assembling time: 35-60 minutes
- Cook Time: 25-40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 936
- Sugar: 111g
- Sodium: 212mg
- Fat: 45g
- Saturated Fat: 28g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 134g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 118mg
Keywords: Lemon, Berry Cake, Blueberries, Moist Layers