Layers of soft and zesty lemon cake with blueberries in every slice, filled and frosted with decadent lemon cream cheese buttercream.
Prep Time 40 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Cooling Time 3 hours hrs
Total Time 4 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
It’s very important to use full-fat brick-style cream cheese in the lemon cream cheese buttercream recipe (I use Philadelphia brand), not the spread or low-fat variations. The spreadable kind and reduced fat versions contain much more water content and will add too much liquid to the frosting, making it impossible to work with. If you don’t have access to brick-style cream cheese, I have listed alternative frosting recommendations in the blog post above or you can browse all of my frosting recipes here. The lemon blueberry cakes can be made ahead and stored, wrapped in plastic wrap, at room temperature for up to two days. Alternatively, you can store the wrapped cake layers in the freezer for up to 2 months before thawing and frosting. The lemon cream cheese buttercream can be made ahead and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. When you’re ready to use it, bring it back to room temperature and re-mix it with your stand mixer on low speed until it’s smooth and uniform. The decorated cake can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Take it out of the refrigerator an hour or two before serving – it stores best cold but tastes best at room temperature.
Keyword American Cuisine, Cake, Dessert, Lemon Blueberry Cake, Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream