The Best Blueberry Bundt Cake
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Additional Time
45 mins
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Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
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Servings
1 Bundt Cake (9")
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
International
The Best Blueberry Bundt Cake
Description
The Best Blueberry Bundt Cake recipe starts by combining all-purpose flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Creamed butter and full-fat cream cheese form the base for a rich batter, which is sweetened with granulated sugar and flavored with vanilla extract. Eggs are incorporated one at a time to ensure a smooth mixture, followed by folding in blueberries for bursts of juicy fruit throughout the cake. Baking in a greased 10-inch bundt pan provides the cake with its signature shape and even cooking.
The cake offers tender softness with moist texture, punctuated by the fresh or frozen blueberries that add juiciness and mild tartness. The cream cheese frosting enhances the cake with a sweet and tangy coating that complements the buttery cake inside. Fresh blueberries can also be used as decoration for a visually appealing finish.
This bundt cake serves well sliced with tea or coffee and is suited for gatherings or as an everyday dessert. The recipe emphasizes room temperature ingredients which helps with the smoothness of the batter and even baking. Careful greasing and flouring of the pan ensure clean removal without sticking.
Ingredients
For the Blueberry Bundt Cake:
- 2 all-purpose flour 1/2 cup (10 and 1/4 ounces
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 ounces unsalted butter at room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese full-fat, at room temperature
- 2 cups granulated sugar 14 ounces
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 egg large, at room temperature
- 2 cups blueberries fresh or frozen, 227g/8 ounces
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 4 ounces cream cheese full-fat, room temperature
- 2 ounces unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 confectioners' sugar sifted, quantity 1/2 cup or more if needed
- 1/8 teaspoon salt tiny pinch
- 1 heavy cream 1/2 tablespoon
For Decoration:
- blueberries fresh
Instructions
For the Blueberry Bundt Cake:
- Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C). Generously grease a 10-inch (12-cup) bundt pan, being sure to coat all of the nooks and crannies. I suggest using a non-stick baking spray that has flour in it, or greasing the pan with shortening or butter, then dusting it with flour. Set pan aside until needed.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; whisk well to combine then set aside until needed.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese at medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Gradually add in the sugar, then increase the speed to medium-high and continue beating until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract.
- Reduce the speed back to medium, then add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Reduce the speed to low and add in the flour mixture, mixing just until combined. Turn mixer off.
- Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the blueberries into the batter, mixing until just combined.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 65 to 75 minutes, or until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the pan, set on a wire rack, for 20 minutes. Then invert the cake onto the rack and cool completely.
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using a handheld electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter on medium-speed until completely smooth. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add in the confectioners' sugar, beating until all of the sugar is completely combined. Add in the salt and heavy cream. Once all of the ingredients have been incorporated, increase the speed to medium-high and beat for a minute.
- Spread frosting on the top and sides of the cooled cake. Top with fresh blueberries.
- Slice and serve, or store in an airtight container in the fridge, for up to 5 days.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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