Description
This Lemon blueberry cake is made from a simple white cake mix, a fresh blueberry compote, homemade lemon curd and a whipped lemon cream cheese frosting. The perfect light, summer cake!
Ingredients
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Lemon Cake:
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 tsp. lemon zest
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup lemon curd
- 1 cup blueberry sauce
- Cream cheese frosting
- Candied lemon slices (optional)
Blueberry Sauce:
- 1–6 oz. package blueberries
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tbsp. coconut sugar
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened and cubed
- 1 stick salted butter, softened
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. lemon zest
- ¾ to 1 cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup cream
Instructions
Lemon Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease 2-9” cake pans.
- Combine the cake mix, water, lemon juice, lemon zest, oil and eggs in a large bowl and beat until fully combined.
- Pour the cake batter equally into each cake pan.
- Bake for 23-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes in the pan.
- Remove from pan and let cool fully on a baking rack.
- Once cooled, layer the lemon curd over one of the cake layers.
- Cover the lemon curd with the blueberry sauce.
- Place the other cake layer over the top.
- Frost with cream cheese frosting on all sides.
- Garnish with fresh blueberries and candied lemon slices (optional)
- Best if stored in the fridge.
Blueberry Sauce:
- Bring the blueberries, sugar and lemon juice to a simmer in a saucepan.
- Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and use as directed above. Store in the fridge if made ahead of the cake.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Whip the butter on high speed for 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in the lemon zest.
- Add the cream cheese and whip until fully combined with no lumps.
- Mix in the lemon juice.
- Add the powdered sugar and beat until fluffy (about 3 minutes).
- Add cream and beat another 3-5 minutes.
- Can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days.