This lovely lemon blueberry pound cake is rich and buttery. It’s loaded with fresh lemon flavor and plump blueberries. It’s the perfect pound cake for any occasion.
Easy peasy – All you have to do is beat your wet ingredients well, stir in your dry ingredients, fold in your blueberries, and bake! The only thing you need is a little patience combining all your wet ingredients to incorporate enough air for lift in the batter.
Moist and tender – This lemon blueberry pound cake is more moist and tender than traditional pound cake because of the addition of baking powder and sour cream. The taste is buttery with bright notes of lemon zest and there are just enough blueberries in every bite!
Keeps well – This cake keeps for 3 days tightly wrapped at room temperature, up to a week stored in the fridge, or 3 months in the freezer.
Properly softened butter – Room temperature butter is about 65°F (18°C). When you press it, your finger will make a clean indent. Your finger won’t sink down into the butter or slide around. To get this perfect consistency, leave your butter out on the counter for about 1 hour before starting the recipe. If you forget, use this trick to quickly soften your butter: How to soften butter using a warm glass hack.
Room temperature eggs – Room temperature eggs mix better and hold more air, which is important when making pound cake since the structure of this cake relies mostly on the air bubbles that are produced during the creaming of the butter and sugar, and during the beating of the eggs. To bring your eggs to room temperature, leave them on the counter for about an hour until they are no longer cool to the touch. To quickly bring eggs to room temperature, simply place them in a bowl of lukewarm water for 10 minutes. Change the water and repeat the process for another 5 minutes if the eggs are still cool to the touch.
Mix well – A well-emulsified batter will trap and hold air bubbles that then expand during baking. This creates the rise and is an important factor in the final texture of the cake. So take the time to cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, and mix well in between the addition of each egg.
Ingredients
1 & 1/2 cups (188g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
zest of 1 lemon
1 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F and grease an 8×4″ loaf pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well in between. Then beat in the sour cream, lemon zest, and vanilla extract.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir together until almost combined. Gently fold in the blueberries until just combined. Transfer the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely.