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A lemon bundt cake with slices cut out of it.
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Zesty Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake

This Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake recipe makes an extra rich buttery cake elevated with lots of bright and tangy lemon flavor and a burst of juicy blueberries in every bite. It's a super moist cake that is topped with a light sugary glaze.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, (227g)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 2 cups sugar, (400g)
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 egg, s large
  • 2 ¾ cup all purpose flour, 330g + 1 tsp separated
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp lemon extract
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup blueberries, or 150g

For optional glaze:

  • ½ cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 tbsp milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F and heavily spray a 10 cup bundt pan with baking spray.
  • In the bowl of a hand or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream the 1 cup butter for 1 minute.
  • Zest the lemon into a bowl filled with the 2 cups of sugar and mix well to make the sugar all lemony.
  • Add the sugar to the butter and cream on medium speed for 1 more minute.
  • Add the ¼ cup vegetable oil and mix again until combined.
  • Add the eggs one at a time on medium speed, mixing in between.
  • In a separate bowl combine the 2 ¾ cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, and ½ tsp kosher salt and mix lightly.
  • In a measuring cup add the buttermilk and lemon extract.
  • Alternate adding the dry and wet ingredients by thirds starting and ending with the dry ingredients.
  • Sprinkle the blueberries with the remaining 1 tsp flour and coat well.
  • Add them to the batter mixing by hand so as not to break them up so much.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared bundt cake pan.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the cake is set and the sides are pulling away from the pan.
  • Dust with powdered sugar or make the glaze

For the glaze:

  • Combine the powdered sugar and milk and mix until smooth.
  • Drizzle over cooled cake.

Notes

Learn how to bake and get a bundt cake out of the pan perfectly.
Zest the lemon on top of the sugar so you get all of the oils out of the lemon. When you zest a lemon on a plate you lose some of the oils! 
Serving: 1slice, Calories: 421kcal, Carbohydrates: 63g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 83mg, Sodium: 332mg, Potassium: 84mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 40g, Vitamin A: 566IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 55mg, Iron: 2mg
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