Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Cake With Lemon Frosting Recipes

BLUEBERRY ZUCCHINI CAKE WITH LEMON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Spray two round 8" cake pans with cooking spray and set aside.
• Grate 1 large zucchini (or two medium ones) and place into a clean dish towel. Squeeze until most of the liquid comes out. You should have about 2 cups of shredded zucchini.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, applesauce, vanilla and sugar.
• Using a rubber spatula carefully fold in the zucchini.
• In a second medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
• Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet.
• Gently fold in the blueberries.
• Divide the batter evenly between the two pans.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Cool for 20 minutes in the pans and then invert onto wire racks to cool completely.
• In a medium bowl and using an electric mixer, beat together the butter, sugar an salt until pale and creamy.
• Add the lemon juice, zest, and the vanilla and beat for 3-5 minutes.
• Place a small spoonful of the frosting on the center of a cake plate.
• Place one cake onto the center of the cake plate, on top of the frosting dollop (this will help keep the cake from sliding off).
• Spread half of the frosting on the cake (don;t worry about making it pretty, just spread it evenly).
• Place the other cake on top.
• Spread the remaining frosting on top, making sure to evenly spread it across.
• Sprinkle a handful of blueberries on top.

BLUEBERRY LEMON CAKE WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cake Directions:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Butter three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides.
• Line bottom of pans with parchment paper; butter paper.
• Dust pans with flour.
• Sift cake flour, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl.
• Transfer 1 tablespoon flour mixture to large bowl.
• Add fresh blueberries and toss to coat.
• Set remaining flour mixture and blueberries aside.
• Stir whole milk, vanilla extract, and grated lemon peel in small bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat butter in another large bowl until light and creamy.
• Gradually add sugar, beating until mixture is light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs 1 at a time (mixture will get'rocky' keep beating until well blended).
• Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk mixture in 3 additions each, just until blended.
• Fold in blueberries.
• Divide batter equally among pans.
• Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Cool cakes in pans on racks 10 minutes.
• Run knife around pan sides to loosen.
• Turn cakes out onto racks to cool completely.
• Peel off parchment paper.
• Frosting Directions:.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Gradually beat in powdered sugar.
• Beat in lemon peel and vanilla.
• Cover and refrigerate until just firm enough to spread, about 30 minutes.
• Assembly:.
• Transfer 1 cake layer to platter.
• Spread 3/4 cup frosting over cake layer.
• Top with another cake layer; spread with 3/4 cup frosting.
• Top with third cake layer.
• Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.
• (Cake can be prepared up to 1 day ahead of time. Cover with cake dome and refrigerate. Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature before continuing).
• Garnish cake with lemon peel strips and additional blueberries, if desired, and serve.

BLUEBERRY LEMON CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly butter and sugar three 8-inch round nonstick cake pans.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium mixing bowl.
• Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer. Mix in lemon juice until smooth. Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing until fully combined. Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk with the mixer set to the lowest speed. Mix until batter is smooth, scraping the bowl down occasionally. Use a spatula to gently fold in blueberries.
• Fill the prepared cake pans evenly with batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely before removing from the pans, about 30 minutes.
• While cakes are cooling, beat butter for frosting in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed. Reduce speed to low and add confectioners' sugar a little at a time, alternating with splashes of milk and vanilla extract. Mix until frosting is smooth.
• Spread frosting over each of the cooled cake layers and stack; then frost the sides.

FAT-FREE LEMON BLUEBERRY ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with cooking spray.
• Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl.
• Beat blueberry yogurt, brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar, egg substitute, lemon zest, and lecithin together in a large bowl until smooth. Fold in zucchini. Stir in flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in blueberries very gently. Pour into the prepared tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes. Let cool in the pan, 30 minutes. Invert cake onto a plate.
• Combine 1/3 cup white sugar and lemon juice in a small saucepan over low heat; cook and stir until sugar dissolves and syrup is clear, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Poke small holes all over the cake with a toothpick. Pour lemon syrup over the cake.