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Lemon Blueberry Cake

Lemon Blueberry Cake

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This Lemon Blueberry Cake is a super moist and lemony! This loaf cake studded with plump and juicy blueberries is drizzled with a sweet and tangy buttermilk icing. Yields 1 loaf or about 8 slices.
Course Desserts & Sweet Treats
Cuisine American
Keyword blueberry, buttermilk, cake, icing, lemon
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 339
Author Laurie McNamara

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:

  • cups unbleached all-purpose flour plus 1 teaspoon for blueberries
  • 3/4 teaspoon fine salt sea salt or Himalayan
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest from about 2 large lemons
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed, strained of seeds and pulp
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup milk any kind will do
  • 6 ounces blueberries rinsed and patted dry
  • 1 teaspoon unbleached all-purpose flour

FOR THE ICING:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar sifted
  • 2 tablespoons buttermilk

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350° and grease a loaf pan with melted butter or spray with baking spray.
  • In a small bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • In a separate bowl combine sugar with lemon zest. Use you fingers to work the sugar into the zest until it resembles wet sand.
  • In a mixing bowl add the lemon sugar, melted (and cooled) butter, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Whisk to combine.
  • Alternate adding 1/3 of the flour mixture and 1/3 of the milk. Stir after each one is added, beginning with the flour and ending with the milk.
  • Add blueberries to a bowl and toss with 1 teaspoon flour before adding to the lemon batter. Toss getly to incorporate.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan. DO NOT tap the cake pan on the counter! Or your blueberries will sink to the bottom.
  • Bake for 50 minutes, or until a tester is inserted and comes back clean and with only a few crumbs attached. The top and edges of the loaf should be golden.
  • Let the loaf cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Run a knife along the edges of the loaf and carefully remove the loaf from the pan and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

MAKE THE ICING:

  • Sift the powdered sugar into a bowl. Pour in 2 to 2½ tablespoons of buttermilk and whisk until smooth. It should be thick but a pourable consistency.
  • Pour the glaze over top of the loaf and use an offset spatula or knife to spread it over top if needed.
  • Let cool until the icing has hardened, slice and serve.

Notes

Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on SimplyScratch.com should only be used as a general guideline.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 302mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 343IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 1mg