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PPQ: Lemon Blueberry Cake

6/17/2012

 
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This week's Project Pastry Queen is celebrating the upcoming birth of Emily of Ruf Love's baby boy. Emily from A Gilt Nutmeg is kind enough to host this sailing-themed baby shower, so I decided to bring a lemon blueberry sailing cake. I wish my pictures were a little better for this one, but oh well. It was made with love.

We actually ate this cake last weekend since we were celebrating Father's Day early because today I'm arriving in Ireland! The hubs and I are spending two glorious weeks here. By the way, happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. I know I love mine more than anything so I hope all of you feel very loved today. My parents loved this cake (I'm not a fan of lemon), and they were very happy to take the rest of it home. I made this one with some vanilla bean frosting I had on hand, but I think cream cheese frosting would be best, so that's what I put in the recipe below. Also, this cake is for high altitude, so if you're at a regular altitude, use your favorite lemon cake recipe or box mix and add in blueberries. It's a great combination. By the way, I made a 6-inch cake and cut each cake in half, so that's why mine looks like it does. The recipe below is for a 9-inch cake; if you want to do 6-inch cakes instead, just halve the recipe.

Happy Father's Day and Happy Baby Shower Day, Emily. I hope everyone feels very loved on this special day! I'll have a Guinness for ya!  

Lemon Blueberry Cake Recipe (High Altitude)
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For the cake:
3 cups cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, salted
1 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
5 eggs + 1 egg white
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup instant vanilla pudding mix
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

For the Cream Cheese Frosting (any altitude):
1 1/2 packages cream cheese (12 ounces)
12 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 pounds powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla

For the Filling:
1 vanilla pudding snack pack (we are going easy here people)
1/2 cup blueberries

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and spray 2 9-inch cake pans with Baker's Joy.

To make the high-altitude cake, in a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time until incorporated. Add in the baking powder, salt, and lemon zest and mix. Combine the buttermilk and lemon juice. In three additions, add the cake flour and vanilla pudding mix, alternating with the buttermilk/lemon juice mixture. Mix until just incorporated. Pour half the mixture into your greased 9 inch pan. Fold the blueberries into the remaining batter and pour into the second pan.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool your cakes completely before frosting.  

To make the cream cheese frosting, in your mixing bowl fitted with the paddle, cream together the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the vanilla and salt and mix until incorporated. Add the powdered sugar one cup at a time and mix until smooth. It's best to weigh your powdered sugar because your amount in cups will depend on your humidity. Store leftover frosting in the fridge or freezer.
 
To assemble the cake, if the cakes are rounded on top, slice the tops off. Place the first cake on the plate, bottom side down. Put some frosting in a piping bag or a ziploc bag with the corner cut off and pipe a circle of frosting around the edge of the cake (this will hold the filling in). Spread the vanilla pudding on top of the cake inside the frosting circle and sprinkle the blueberries over it. Place the second cake layer, bottom side up, over the blueberries. Press down slightly. Frost the cake using the remaining frosting. If you want to make the ruffles or waves, tint your frosting blue, place the frosting in a piping bag fitting with a wide flat tip and move the bag back and forth sideways about one inch in width. Start from the bottom and work your way to the top and then move to the next one-inch section. Continue until there are ruffles around the cake. Man, I hope that makes sense!

Souce: Cake adapted from Annie's Eats; frosting from The Pioneer Woman Cookbook.
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Kristi Rimkus link
6/17/2012 02:30:42 am

Wow! That is one fantastic cake!

Jenna@LittleKitchenBigFlavors link
6/17/2012 03:46:17 am

That is a big slice of cake. I love the combo of lemon and blueberries! Yummm!!

Jen MO link
6/17/2012 08:48:55 am

What a great looking cake! I hope you have a wonderful time in Ireland!

Joy link
6/18/2012 07:29:07 am

The cake look so good. Hmmm Lemon and Blueberries

Emily - RufLove link
6/18/2012 12:32:03 pm

Yum! That cake looks so delicious. Thanks so much, Emily. Baby Ruf says thanks too. Have an awesome trip and yes, please have a beer for me :)

Amanda link
6/19/2012 02:27:13 am

This cake looks fantastic! And it's already set for high-altitude - perfect! I'll be trying it out soon :)

Tricia @ Saving room for dessert link
6/19/2012 03:02:13 am

This is absolutely beautiful! What a great combination of flavors.

Erin Sellin link
6/19/2012 06:01:51 am

What a delicious cake!! So pretty too! Have a great trip!

Kayleigh link
6/21/2012 01:04:58 am

This cake is adorable, perfect for a baby shower!

Abby link
6/21/2012 11:03:51 pm

Wow! The cake looks so light and fluffy, and its so beautifully done. Just gorgeous.

Debra Kapellakis
6/23/2012 01:26:55 am

Yummily beautiful.

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8/28/2013 04:19:56 pm

The lemon blueberry cake is awesome and I will definitely try this. Thank you for sharing the recipe and from the writing that you given I am sure that this cake will not disappoint me. Keep sharing these kinds of wonderful recipes.


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