Description
Delightful lemon blueberry cake promises a zesty adventure for dessert enthusiasts. Moist layers combine tangy citrus with sweet berries, creating a perfect balance that satisfies summer cravings you’ll adore.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¾ cups (220 grams) powdered sugar
- 1 package (250 grams/8 oz) cream cheese, room temperature
- ¾ cup (180 ml) heavy whipping cream (30-35%), cold
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 lemon (use ½ for a milder flavor)
Instructions
- Cream Cheese Preparation: Whip softened cream cheese in a medium mixing bowl using an electric mixer until completely smooth and lump-free.
- Sugar Integration: Gradually blend powdered sugar into the cream cheese, ensuring a seamless, uniform consistency without any sugar granules.
- Flavor Infusion: Incorporate heavy cream, lemon zest, and vanilla extract, initially mixing at low speed to prevent splashing, then increase to high speed until the frosting becomes light, airy, and maintains a fluffy texture.
- Flavor Calibration: Taste and adjust sweetness by adding more powdered sugar if needed, creating a perfectly balanced flavor profile.
- Layer Assembly: Meticulously spread the whipped cream cheese frosting between each cake layer, creating an even and luxurious filling.
- Exterior Finishing: Artfully coat the entire cake’s exterior with the remaining frosting, using your preferred decorative technique.
- Stabilization: Chill the fully assembled cake for several hours, allowing the frosting to set and enhance the cake’s structural integrity for precise, clean slicing.
Notes
- Cream Cheese Consistency: Ensure cream cheese is fully softened at room temperature to achieve a silky-smooth frosting without lumps.
- Powdered Sugar Technique: Add sugar gradually and mix thoroughly to prevent grainy texture and create a perfectly blended frosting.
- Flavor Balance: Taste and adjust sweetness with additional powdered sugar, balancing the tangy cream cheese with desired sweetness level.
- Chilling Importance: Refrigerate cake for several hours to stabilize frosting, improve cake structure, and enhance overall flavor melding.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 386
- Sugar: 36 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg