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Lemon blueberry pound cake

Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake


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  • Author: Amelia
  • Total Time: 2 hours
  • Yield: 16 slices

Description

Dense, buttery Southern-style pound cake packed with fresh blueberries and triple lemon flavor — zest in the batter, juice in the batter, and a tart lemon glaze drizzled on top. Gets better on day two. Stays moist at room temperature for 3 days. Serves 16.


Ingredients

LEMON BLUEBERRY POUND CAKE

3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour, plus 1 tablespoon for coating blueberries

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup (230g) unsalted butter, room temperature

2 1/2 cups (500g) granulated sugar

6 large eggs, room temperature

1/2 cup (120g) full-fat sour cream

1/3 cup (80ml) fresh lemon juice (about 3 lemons)

2 tablespoons lemon zest (about 2 large lemons)

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 cups (290g) fresh blueberries

LEMON GLAZE

1 1/2 cups (180g) powdered sugar

34 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon lemon zest


Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a 10-cup Bundt pan very thoroughly with flour-based baking spray — cover every ridge, curve, and the center tube. Set the prepared pan aside.

2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Set aside.

3. Beat butter and sugar together on medium-high speed for 4–5 minutes until very pale, light, and fluffy. Add the lemon zest and beat for 1 more minute. Do not rush this step — the extended creaming creates the lift and texture in the finished cake.

4. Add the eggs one at a time, beating 30 seconds after each one. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a spatula after every two eggs.

5. Add the sour cream, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Mix on low until just combined. The batter may look slightly curdled at this stage — that is normal and corrects itself when the flour goes in.

6. Add the flour mixture in three additions, mixing on low between each one until just combined. Toss blueberries with 1 tablespoon of flour until coated, then fold in gently with a rubber spatula using only 6–8 folds. Overmixing breaks the berries and turns the entire batter purple.

7. Spoon the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and smooth the top. Bake at 325°F for 60–70 minutes. At the 40-minute mark, loosely tent with foil if the top is browning too fast. The cake finishes when a wooden skewer inserted in the thickest part comes out completely clean.

8. Cool in the pan for exactly 15 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack and cool completely before glazing — at least 1 hour.

9. For the glaze: Whisk powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest together until smooth. Start with 3 tablespoons of lemon juice; add more a teaspoon at a time until the glaze drips slowly from a spoon. Drizzle over the completely cooled cake. Let set for 20 minutes before slicing.

Notes

Grease the Bundt pan thoroughly — this is the most important step. Use flour-based baking spray and coat every crevice. Alternatively, brush softened butter into every surface with a pastry brush and dust with flour. Under-greasing the pan is the number-one cause of a stuck pound cake.

Cool in the pan for exactly 15 minutes before inverting. Less than 10 minutes: the cake falls apart. More than 20 minutes: the sugars crystallize against the pan and the cake sticks. Set a timer.

Fold blueberries in with a rubber spatula only — never the mixer. The mixer breaks the berries and turns the batter blue-grey.

Pull all ingredients from the fridge at least 1 hour before starting. Cold butter, cold eggs, and cold sour cream don’t blend smoothly and the batter will look separated.

Bake at 325°F, not 350°F. Lower temperature gives the dense batter time to cook through without burning the outside while the center stays raw.

This cake tastes better on day 2 as the lemon flavor deepens into the crumb.

Store covered at room temperature up to 3 days. Refrigerate up to 1 week — pull out 30–60 minutes before serving.

Freeze unglazed cake (double-wrapped) up to 3 months. Thaw overnight at room temperature, then glaze.

  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: Southern American