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Blueberry Cake Recipe

Lemon Blueberry Cake Recipe

Enjoy a delicious Lemon Blueberry Cake that is moist and easy to make. Perfectly balanced, it is a must-try dessert!
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Prep Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Brunch, Cake, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10

Equipment

  • 9" springform pan
  • parchment paper

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup light olive oil, or vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 medium lemon, zest and juice, divided (NOTE: if using frozen berries do not use the juice, just the zest)
  • 1/2 tablespoon corn starch
  • 16 ounces fresh berries (see note below is using frozen berries)
  • powdered sugar to dust the top, optional

Instructions
 

  • Lightly butter a 9-inch springform pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Beat 2 eggs and 1 cup sugar with mixer on high for 5 minutes, or until light in color and thick.
  • Add 1 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup oil, 1 tsp vanilla, 1/4 tsp salt and mix on low until combined.
  • Stir the dry ingredients together, then add them to the batter a third at a time. Mix until incorporated trying not to over mix the batter. Finish by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1/2 tablespoons of lemon zest.
  • Rinse blueberries and drain well. In a medium bowl, toss blueberries with 1/2 tablespoon corn starch and 1 tsp lemon juice Stirring just until combined.
  • Pou half of the batter into the prepared pan and spread. Top with half of the blueberries. Top with the remaining batter , then sprinkle the rest of the blueberries on top. pushing them slightly into the batter (about 1/2 way).
  • Bake at 375 degrees for 45-55 minutes, or until tootherpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let the cake res in the pan for 15 minutes. Then remove ring and cool until room temperature or just warm. Dust with powdered sugar, serve as is or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Notes

*If using frozen berries, rinse a couple of times in cold water, drain well, and pat dry with paper towel.  Toss with 1 tbsp cornstarch and omit the lemon juice.
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