🍋🫐 Lemon Blueberry Loaf Cake
A lemon blueberry loaf cake is soft, moist, and bursting with fresh citrus flavor plus juicy blueberries—perfect with tea or coffee 😋
🛒 Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup yogurt or milk
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Preheat oven
Set to 180°C (350°F) and grease a loaf pan.
2. Mix dry ingredients
In a bowl, combine:
- Flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
3. Cream butter & sugar
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- Add eggs one at a time
4. Add flavor
Mix in:
- Lemon juice
- Lemon zest
- Vanilla
- Yogurt or milk
5. Combine
- Add dry ingredients gradually
- Fold gently (don’t overmix)
6. Add blueberries
- Toss blueberries in a little flour (prevents sinking)
- Fold into batter
7. Bake
- Pour into pan
- Bake for 45–55 minutes until golden and set
🍯 Optional lemon glaze
Mix:
- ½ cup icing sugar
- 1–2 tbsp lemon juice
Drizzle over cooled cake 🍋✨
😍 Tips for best results
- Use fresh lemon juice for stronger flavor
- Don’t overmix the batter
- Let cake cool before slicing
🧾 Texture & taste
- Soft and moist crumb
- Slightly tangy from lemon
- Sweet bursts from blueberries
If you want, I can give you a bakery-style super moist version or a healthy low-sugar recipe.
