Dessert for 12
Blueberry Lemon Cake
This soft blueberry cake bakes in a rectangular pan, cools briefly, and gets covered with tangy lemon cream cheese frosting.
Typical price
$6.13for 4 servings
$1.53 per serving$6.13 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 55 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianBudgetDessertsSummer
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 12 oz | $4.80Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 8.5 oz | $1.19Typical price |
| Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 0.25 | $0.10Typical price |
| Berries$0.40/oz typical | 14 oz | $5.69Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 8.75 oz | $2.65Typical price |
| Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.04Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $18.38 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourBaking powder and sodaSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaOlive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
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.
Swaps
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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