Dessert for 12

Blueberry Lemon Cake

Name: Blueberry Lemon Cake
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 2 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 4 large eggs; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 115 g / 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1 cup sour cream; 3 tsp vanilla extract; 3 tsp vegetable or canola oil; 3 tsp lemon zest; 375 g / 2 1/2 cups blueberries; 2 tsp flour; 225 g / 2 sticks unsalted butter; 250 g / 8oz cream cheese; 4 cups soft icing sugar / powdered sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 pinch salt; extra blueberries

$6.13for 455 minServes 12

This soft blueberry cake bakes in a rectangular pan, cools briefly, and gets covered with tangy lemon cream cheese frosting.

Photo: recipetineats.com

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
	Butter, 12 oz$0.40/oz typical	12 oz	$4.80Typical price
	Sour cream, 8.5 oz$0.14/oz typical	8.5 oz	$1.19Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.25$0.60 each typical	0.25	$0.10Typical price
	Berries, 14 oz$0.40/oz typical	14 oz	$5.69Typical price
	Cream cheese, 8.75 oz$0.30/oz typical	8.75 oz	$2.65Typical price
	Juice, 1 oz$0.04/oz typical	1 oz	$0.04Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$18.38

Swaps

Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourBaking powder and sodaSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaOlive and cooking oil

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55 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.53 per serving$6.13 for 4

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Ingredients

2 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
115 g / 1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup sour cream
3 tsp vanilla extract
3 tsp vegetable or canola oil
3 tsp lemon zest
375 g / 2 1/2 cups blueberries
2 tsp flour
225 g / 2 sticks unsalted butter
250 g / 8oz cream cheese
4 cups soft icing sugar / powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 pinch salt
extra blueberries

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
Beat the eggs and sugar until thick, then mix in the melted butter, sour cream, vanilla, oil, and lemon zest.
Toss the blueberries with the extra flour, fold them into the batter, and spread the batter in the pan.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the center is set and a tester comes out clean.
Beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth, then beat in the powdered sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, and salt.
Cool the cake for 10 minutes, spread on the frosting, and scatter the extra blueberries over it.

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