Lemon Blueberry Sheet Cake
This lemon blueberry sheet cake is light, fluffy, and bursting with fresh blueberries, topped with a tangy lemon glaze for the perfect sweet and citrusy dessert.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice from about 2–3 lemons
- Zest of 2 lemons
- 1 ½ cups fresh blueberries plus 1 tablespoon flour for coating
- For the Lemon Glaze
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 –2 teaspoons milk if needed for thinning
Preheat the oven and prepare the pan
Mix the dry ingredients
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. This ensures the leavening agents are evenly distributed.
Cream the butter and sugar
Add the wet ingredients
Beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla, lemon juice, and lemon zest. The mixture may look slightly curdled at this point, but don’t worry—it’ll come together once the dry ingredients are added.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, alternating with the buttermilk. Start and end with the dry ingredients, mixing just until combined. Be careful not to overmix, as this can make the cake dense.