The combination of tart lemon and juicy blackberries creates a delightful flavor pairing that is highlighted in this Blackberry Lemon Cake recipe. With a moist and tender crumb, this loaf is perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a simple afternoon treat. Topped with a tangy lemon glaze, this loaf is sure to impress.
If you love blackberries, then try our delicious Blackberry Freezer Jam, which is made perfectly in small batches. Or another Spring or Summer dessert is our German Bee Sting Cake.
This simple cake is picture-perfect, wonderfully moist, and delicious!
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What Ingredients do you need for Lemon Blackberry Cake?
Using sour cream in a cake recipe gives the finished product a lovely, moist result, a little tang, and a tender texture.
There are very simple ingredients in the recipe, and most you will have on hand if you bake.
Ingredients
- Sugar
- Butter
- Sour cream
- Eggs
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Milk
- Confectioners’ sugar
- Fresh Blackberries
- Lemons
- Mint
How to Make Lemon Blackberry Cake
Loaf:
Heat the oven to 350° and spray a bread pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, beat the sugar and butter together, then add the eggs, followed by the sour cream, lemon juice, and lemon zest, and beat to combine.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.
Gently mix in the flour and milk.
Toss the blackberries with 2 teaspoons of flour.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and add the berries. Use a spoon to swirl the berries into the dough in the pan gently.
Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Glaze:
Combine the confectioner’s sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
After the bread has cooled, drizzle the icing over the bread.
Decorate with blackberries and lemon slices.
Recipe Pro Tips!
Tips:
- Don’t overmix the batter; it will get tough.
- Toss the berries with flour. If the berries are smaller, this will help them not sink to the bottom. If the berries are large, they will sink anyway.
Storage:
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- It may be frozen for up to 3 months. Wrap well in plastic wrap and then foil or in an airtight container.
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Lemon Blackberry Cake
Ingredients
Loaf:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream room temperature
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour + 2 teaspoons to dust the berries
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup whole milk room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blackberries divided
Glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- Blackberries lemons, mint, other berries, for decorating
Instructions
Loaf:
- Heat the oven to 350° and spray a bread pan with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, beat the sugar and butter together, then add the eggs, followed by the sour cream, lemon juice and lemon zest, and beat to combine.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter egg mixture then add the milk. Gently mix until combined.
- In a medium bowl toss the blackberries with 2 teaspoons of flour until they are all coated with flour.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and add the berries. Use a spoon to gently swirl the berries into the dough in the pan.
- Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Glaze:
- Combine the confectioners sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest.
- After the bread has cooled, drizzle the icing over the bread.
- Decorate with additional blackberries and lemon slices.
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