Lemon Blueberry Cake With Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting Food

LEMON BLUEBERRY CAKE WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 350° F.
• Grease 3 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray, or use the shortening and flour method to grease them.
• Mix together the sugar and lemon zest*. (Lemon zest is what is going to give your cake a tremendous amount of lemon flavor, and we'll talk about how to zest a lemon in the notes below.) Then let this mixture sit for 3 to 5 minutes, so the lemon can really infuse into the sugar.
• In a separate mixing bowl, mix together the cake flour (save back a tablespoon or two for the blueberries), baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• Cream (mix) the unsalted butter into the sugar/lemon zest mixture.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, to the sugar mixture.
• Then mix in the vanilla extract.
• Alternate the dry ingredients with the milk and lemon juice mixture, beginning with the dry ingredients. Keep alternating, adding in the milk and lemon juice, and then ending with dry ingredients.
• Toss the blueberries in a tablespoon of cake flour, and then gently fold the flour-coated blueberries into the cake batter (with a spatula by hand, NOT the mixer).
• Spread the cake batter evenly into 3 greased round cake pans.
• Bake at 350° F for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean.
• Allow the cake to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
• To mix up the lemon cream cheese frosting quickly and easily, I usually use my stand mixer fitted with a whisk paddle attachment.
• Mix together the softened cream cheese and salted butter.
• Add vanilla extract and lemon juice, mixing in well.
• Then add in the powdered sugar, mixing until smooth and creamy.
• Finally, mix in the lemon zest to finish up your frosting.
• Now you're ready to frost and layer your cake. I usually like to frost between layers as I add them. Then frost all over the outside of the cake, including the sides.
• Then you can add blueberries and lemon slices to the top, whatever your preference.
• Slice and serve!

BLUEBERRY LEMON CAKE WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cake Directions:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Butter three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides.
• Line bottom of pans with parchment paper; butter paper.
• Dust pans with flour.
• Sift cake flour, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl.
• Transfer 1 tablespoon flour mixture to large bowl.
• Add fresh blueberries and toss to coat.
• Set remaining flour mixture and blueberries aside.
• Stir whole milk, vanilla extract, and grated lemon peel in small bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat butter in another large bowl until light and creamy.
• Gradually add sugar, beating until mixture is light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs 1 at a time (mixture will get'rocky' keep beating until well blended).
• Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk mixture in 3 additions each, just until blended.
• Fold in blueberries.
• Divide batter equally among pans.
• Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Cool cakes in pans on racks 10 minutes.
• Run knife around pan sides to loosen.
• Turn cakes out onto racks to cool completely.
• Peel off parchment paper.
• Frosting Directions:.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Gradually beat in powdered sugar.
• Beat in lemon peel and vanilla.
• Cover and refrigerate until just firm enough to spread, about 30 minutes.
• Assembly:.
• Transfer 1 cake layer to platter.
• Spread 3/4 cup frosting over cake layer.
• Top with another cake layer; spread with 3/4 cup frosting.
• Top with third cake layer.
• Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
• (Cake can be prepared up to 1 day ahead of time. Cover with cake dome and refrigerate. Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature before continuing).
• Garnish cake with lemon peel strips and additional blueberries, if desired, and serve.

LEMON BLUEBERRY SNACKING CAKE

Steps:

• To make the blueberry compote: Add the blueberries, lemon juice and granulated sugar to a small saucepan and heat over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the blueberries begin to soften and release their juices, about 3 minutes. Use the back of a wooden spoon to slightly smash some of the berries. Turn the heat down to low and continue to cook until saucy, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the heat off and let cool to room temperature.
• For the lemon cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch cake pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a mixing bowl. Whisk the mixture to break up any lumps of flour and to evenly incorporate the ingredients. Set the dry ingredients aside.
• Add the milk, lemon juice and vanilla extract to a measuring cup. Whisk to evenly incorporate the ingredients. Set the wet ingredients aside.
• Add the butter and granulated sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Turn the mixer to medium and cream the butter and sugar together, scraping down the bowl as needed, until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, allowing each egg to be fully incorporated before adding another. Add the lemon zest and beat until just combined.
• With the mixer on low, add the dry and wet ingredients, alternating between the two, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just incorporated, being sure not to overmix the batter.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan. Spoon on the blueberry compote. Use a butter knife to fold and swirl the compote into the batter. Transfer the cake to the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool the cake completely in the pan on a wire rack.
• Spoon the Frosting onto the cooled cake and use an offset spatula to smooth the frosting over the cake. Garnish with the fresh blueberries.
• Slice and serve immediately or cover and leave at room temperature until ready to serve.
• Add the cream cheese, butter, lemon zest and vanilla to a mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to beat the ingredients together until smooth and well combined. Add 2 cups of the confectioners' sugar to the bowl and beat, starting the hand mixer on low and turning the speed up as the sugar is incorporated, until completely smooth. Add the remaining 2 cups confectioners' sugar and once again beat until completely smooth, about 30 seconds.