Two great flavors combine in one delicious blueberry-lemon cake.

This lovely layer cake will be the belle of the ball at any spring soiree.

If you’re new todecorating layer cakes, don’t worrythis cake doesn’t require much fuss.

Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake sliced and ready to serve

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No time to put together an entirelayer cake, but still want a dessert that will impress?

This recipe would also make greatcupcakes.

Learn how to make blueberry-lemon cake, and share it with friends and family for the ultimate spring dessert.

Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake ingredients

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What Does Blueberry-Lemon Cake Taste Like?

The same issue can happen when making layer cakes.

Flour isn’t sticking?

Blueberry Lemon Cake with server

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Bring to room temperature before serving.

containers)

Frosting:

1cupfresh blueberries(from 1 [6-oz.]

lemons)

2cups(16 oz.

Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake preparing the pans

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)unsalted butter, softened

1(32-oz.)

pkg.powdered sugar

Directions

Prepare the oven and cake pans:

Preheat oven to 350F.

Grease 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with butter; coat evenly with flour, shaking out excess.

Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake batter after adding the butter, sugar, and eggs

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Whisk together buttermilk, vanilla, and lemon juice in a small bowl until combined.

Toss together blueberries and remaining 1 tablespoon flour in a medium bowl.

Gently fold blueberry mixture into batter just until combined.

Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake whisking together the dry ingredients

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Let cool in cake pans on wire racks 10 minutes.

Trim cooled cake layers flat using a serrated knife.

Measure out 1/3 cup blueberry puree, and set aside.

Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake whisking together the wet ingredients

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Assemble the Cake:

Place 1 cake layer on a platter or cake stand.

Spread 1 cup frosting over top.

Repeat with second cake layer and 1 cup frosting.

Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake tossing the berries with flour

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Top with third cake layer, trimmed side down.

Chill until frosting is firm and set, about 30 minutes.

Finish frosting cake:

Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.

Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake folding in the blueberries

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Pipe reserved frosting around top edge of cake as desired.

Garnish with additional blueberries.

you might use frozen blueberries for this cake.

Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake in the pans before baking

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Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake layers baked in the pans

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Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake layers cooling on the cooling rack

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Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake making the blueberry puree

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Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake frosting after mixing

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Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake building the cake

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Southern Living Blueberry Lemon cake on a cake plate to serve

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