Here’s a delicious Blueberry Lemonade Buttermilk Cake recipe — moist, tangy, and studded with fresh blueberries, perfect for summer or a special dessert.
🫐🍋 Blueberry Lemonade Buttermilk Cake
⭐ Ingredients (9-inch round cake or 9×13-inch pan)
Cake
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp lemon zest (from 1–2 lemons)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (tossed in 1 tbsp flour to prevent sinking)
Glaze / Lemonade Syrup
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp water
Optional Frosting
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1–2 tsp lemon juice
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Preheat oven
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour a 9-inch round or 9×13-inch pan.
2. Mix dry ingredients
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Cream butter and sugar
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (3–4 minutes).
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
- Stir in vanilla extract and lemon zest.
4. Combine wet and dry
- Add dry ingredients in thirds, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
- Fold in blueberries gently.
5. Bake
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake 45–55 minutes (round cake) or 50–60 minutes (9×13 pan), until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan for 10–15 minutes.
6. Make lemonade syrup
- In a small saucepan, combine lemon juice, sugar, and water.
- Heat gently until sugar dissolves.
- Brush over warm cake for extra lemony flavor and moisture.
7. Optional frosting
- Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice.
- Spread over cooled cake.
8. Serve
- Garnish with extra blueberries or a light dusting of powdered sugar.
- Slice and enjoy!
⭐ Tips & Variations
- Frozen blueberries: No need to thaw; toss in flour to prevent sinking.
- Extra lemony: Add 2 tsp lemon extract along with zest.
- Moist cake: Brush the lemonade syrup generously over the cake while warm.
- Mini cakes or cupcakes: Divide batter into lined muffin tins and bake 20–25 minutes.
If you want, I can also give a Southern-style version that uses a lemon glaze and streusel topping, giving it a crunchy-sweet finish perfect for summer gatherings.
Do you want me to do that?