Desserts
Lemon Blueberry Cake Bars – Soft and Moist
Soft, moist, these Lemon Blueberry Cake Bars are a fantastic dessert or mini snack! Full of juicy blueberries and lemon zest and juice, these will disappear quickly so make extras!
- Serves 8 pieces
- Prep 10 minutes
- Cook 35 minutes
- Total 45 minutes
I really enjoy these lemon blueberry cake bars for breakfast more than dessert. The fruit makes me feel less guilty.
Lemon blueberry is such a classic combination and I make tons of recipes every time blueberries are in season. This one happened by chance when I was making half a cake recipe and trying to fit it into an 8 inch cake tin. The batter remained the height of brownies but was still soft and moist, and we could taste double the blueberries in every bite!
That’s it. Since then I’ve made these Lemon Blueberry Cake Bars over and over again.
Fresh vs. Frozen Blueberries
Both fresh and frozen blueberries work in this recipe. Frozen blueberries will stain the cake more purple, and I always feel fresh blueberries stay juicier. With frozen blueberries, make sure you don’t thaw them, and bake the cake bars for slightly longer till a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Other Fruits in these lemon blueberry cake bars
You can also use raspberries, strawberries, apple or blackberries in these cake bars. Use fruits that are light and won’t all sink to the bottom.
Other important notes:
- I recommend making these in an 8 inch square tin. The batter is just enough for that size. A smaller tin will give you different results.
- Buttermilk gives these cake bars a nice lift. If you don’t have buttermilk, you can make some with my two ingredient buttermilk recipe or use plain unsweetened yogurt
- I’ve also made these cake bars with brown sugar which makes these even softer, but I didn’t have any at the time of shooting the recipe so I used granulated white sugar instead
These cake bars are fantastic with a cup of tea or coffee. You can serve these with some whipped cream on top or a scoop of ice cream if you want a little extra!
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The recipe
Lemon Blueberry Cake Bars
Moist, soft lemon blueberry cake bars are quick and easy and are bursting with blueberries in every bite.
- Serves 8 pieces
- Prep 10 minutes
- Cook 35 minutes
- Total 45 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter (at room temperature)
- 1 Lemon (zested)
- 1/2 cup Castor Sugar
- 1 Egg (large)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour / Maida (divided)
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 2 cups Blueberries (fresh (See Note 1))
- 1 cup Yogurt ((See Note 2))
- 1 tablespoon Sugar (for topping)
Method
- 1
Pre-heat oven to 350F/176C. Line an 8X8 inch cake tin with parchment paper and butter the sides.
- 2
Cream together butter, sugar and lemon zest in a bowl. Add the egg and vanilla extract and whisk till combined.
- 3
In another bowl, whisk together 1 3/4 cup flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add this to the wet ingredients, along with yogurt. Whisk till just combined.
- 4
Toss the blueberries in 1/4 cup flour and add them to the cake batter and gently fold them.
- 5
Pour the batter into the prepared tin, sprinkle sugar on top and bake for 30-35 minutes till a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let it cool for ten minutes before slicing.
Notes
Frozen blueberries: Fresh blueberries can be subbed for the same amount of frozen blueberries. Don't thaw them, and bake the cake bars for an extra few minutes till a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Yogurt: You can substitute the yogurt with 1/2 cup buttermilk
Equipment
- Oven
- Hand Blender
Nutrition
- Calories 319 kcal
- Carbohydrates 45 g
- Protein 5 g
- Fat 13 g
- Saturated Fat 8 g
- Cholesterol 55 mg
- Sodium 318 mg
- Potassium 117 mg
- Fiber 2 g
- Sugar 19 g
- Vitamin A 435 IU
- Vitamin C 5 mg
- Calcium 95 mg
- Iron 2 mg
