Blueberry Lemon Cake
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 4 Land O Lakes Eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
- 1 cup milk
- 1 Land O Lakes Egg, beaten
- 1 Land O Lakes Egg (yolk only), beaten
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
- 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes Butter, cut into 3 pieces
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups Land O Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, coarsely chopped
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans; set aside.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl; set aside.
- Place blueberries into another bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon flour mixture; toss lightly.
- Set aside.
- Combine 2 cups sugar and 1 cup butter in another bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed.
- Add 4 eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla and 1 teaspoon lemon zest; beat at high speed until well mixed.
- Add remaining flour mixture alternately with milk, beating at low speed after each addition.
- Gently stir in coated blueberries.
- Spread batter evenly into prepared pans.
- Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes in pans; remove to cooling racks.
- Cool completely.
- Cut each cake in half horizontally making 2 layers each; set aside.
- Place whole egg and yolk into bowl; beat with fork.
- Set aside.
- Combine 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1 teaspoon lemon zest in 1-quart saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 3-4 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil and is slightly thickened and bubbly.
- Remove from heat.
- Whisk small amount of lemon mixture into beaten eggs.
- Repeat until half of lemon mixture is combined with yolks.
- Add egg mixture into saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 3-4 minutes or until mixture reaches 165F and is thickened.
- Remove from heat.
- Add butter pieces; whisk until butter is melted.
- Refrigerate.
- Combine cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla in bowl.
- Beat at medium speed until creamy.
- Add whipping cream, beating until stiff peaks form.
- Gently stir in chopped blueberry.
- Reserve 1 cup frosting by placing into resealable plastic food bag.
- Cut off small corner of bag.
- Place 1 cake layer, cut-side up onto cake plate.
- Pipe around edge using 1/3 reserved frosting.
- Spread half of lemon curd over cake, staying within piped border.
- Place second cake layer on top, cut-side down.
- Top with 1 cup frosting.
- Repeat layering with reserved frosting, curd and cake layers.
- Frost cake with remaining frosting.
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Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/4364/blueberry-lemon-cake (may not work)