The Best Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake Recipe
This Lemon Blueberry Poundcake is an insanely rich and buttery poundcake that's lightly scented with lemon, and chock full of fresh summer blueberries.
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 393kcal
Ingredients
- 14 tablespoons (1 package) unsalted butter softened, plus more for greasing the pan
- 1 ¼ cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar divided
- 5 large eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 ¼ cups plus ¼ cup all purpose flour divided
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 pint fresh blueberries
- Fresh whipped cream for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Generously butter the bottom and sides of a 9”x5” loaf pan, then sprinkle with two tablespoons sugar. Swirl the pan around to coat, then tap out any excess.
- Use an electric mixer to beat unsalted Finlandia butter with 1 ¼ cups sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, being sure to fully incorporate each one before adding the next. Continue beating until the mixture is very light, about 3 minutes, then mix in vanilla extract, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
- Add 1 ¼ cups flour, a little bit at a time, along with the salt, and mix until just combined.
- In a separate bowl, add the blueberries with the remaining ¼ cup of flour and toss to coat. Add blueberries and all of the flour to the batter, then gently mix until just incorporated, being very careful not to break the blueberries apart.
- Transfer batter to the prepared loaf pan and smooth out the top. Bake for about 60-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool completely, then slice and serve with dollops of fresh whipped cream.
Notes
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can result in dry and dense cake.
- For best results, don't skip coating the blueberries in flour. This helps prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the pan while baking.
- Zest your lemons before juicing them.
- Be sure to measure your flour in a measuring cup and level with a knife. You don't want too much flour, or it can dry out the cake.
- Make sure to cream together the butter and sugar really well. You'll likely think it's time to stop before it actually is. The sugar shouldn't be overly gritty and should be starting to dissolve in the butter.
Nutrition
Calories: 393kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 138mg | Sodium: 168mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 705IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg
