When berry season rolls around, it's time to make all of the things. This Blueberry Lemon Cake with blueberry compote and lemon glaze is RIDICULOUS!! In the best way possible. Yogurt cake recipes are always moist, adding blueberries and lemon take this spring / summer cake over the top!
Want to make a friend?? Make this blueberry cake!
My daughter and I decided to make a cake. She took full control over the cake making part which I love! I filmed this little bit below on my Instagram. (Flash forward, she is now 19!! This was 10 years ago, my heart!!)
Once Samantha popped the cake into the oven, poof! She was gone! Out and about on her bike with her brother and friends.
After the cake cooled, I drizzled it with the lemon icing like we planned. Then my eyes went to the leftover blueberries sitting on my counter so I thought, what the heck?? I'm going to make a quick blueberry compote and pour it over the cake, and that's just what I did.
That simple decision, which took less that 10 minutes to execute, put this cake completely over-the-top!
My kids came back, we each had a slice as we sat outside enjoying the beautiful evening...I think we collectively moaned at one point.
Then their friends rolled up on their bikes and the cake was GONE! The last quarter of the cake was taken by one of the boys, who carefully balanced it while riding it home with his prize on his bike for his mom, and siblings, awww! (Noah talked about that cake for years, haha).
After that the kids routinely showed up on their bikes to see what I was making, to you know, help me out by taste testing lol!
Table of Contents
Why You'll Love This Lemon Yogurt Cake
- The combination of flavor and texture just work.
- The blueberry bundt cake is so moist (thanks to the yogurt) plus the warm berries and the sweet drizzle were like a perfect song.
- Its a beautiful spring cake / summer cake.
Ingredients
- flour / baking powder / salt
- butter
- sugar
- lemons
- eggs
- yogurt
- blueberries
- powdered sugar
- water
Variations
- Make this cake without the blueberry compote and just the lemon glaze (BUT, if you can the blueberry compote really makes it special).
- Swap blueberries in all ways for strawberries, raspberries or blackberries.
Blueberry Compote
- It's so simple to make the blueberry compote, all you need are blueberries, water, sugar or agave. Toss everything in a pot and cook it down a bit. Taste and adjust for sweetness (since sweetness of blueberries vary). Cool and use on so many things!
- Blueberry compote takes just minutes to make and is delicious on ice cream, pancakes, waffles, muffins and more. I especially love it swirled into my vanilla or plain yogurt in the morning.
Tips
- Top the cake the day you plan on serving it (actual cake can be made a day ahead).
- Wait for cake to be completely cooled before topping.
- For extra lemon flavor you can make lemon simple syrup to brush all over the berry cake, yum! Top it with the berries after the syrup has soaked in.
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I hope you love this pretty & tasty berry cake recipe and that it creates a memory or two with you and your family. XO - Collen
Recipe originally published June, 2014. Recipe updated April, 2024.
Blueberry Lemon Yogurt Cake with Blueberry Compote
Ingredients
- Blueberry Lemon Yogurt Cake
- 3 cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- Dash of salt
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 TBS fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup vanilla or lemon Greek yogurt
- Zest from one lemon
- 2 cups blueberries
- Lemon Drizzle
- 1 ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 2 TBS water
- 1 TBS fresh squeezed lemon juice
- Blueberry Compote Topping
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 TBS water
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 TBS lemon juice
Instructions
- For the Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease your bundt pan, set aside. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and set aside. Combine butter and sugar and beat with your mixer until creamy. Beat in lemon juice , eggs and yogurt, mix until blended, add in zest then mix blend on medium for an additional 2 minutes. Add in dry ingredients and mix until just blended. Gently fold in your blueberries. Spoon your batter into the bundt pan. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until your tester comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool for 5-10 minutes, then gently flip it out onto a cooling rack or cake plate. Allow the cake to cool.
- Once the cake is cool, top with your Lemon Drizzle, then spoon your blueberry compote over top. Serve.
- For the Drizzle:
- Combine sugar, water and lemon juice, mix until smooth. Add more liquid if necessary or more sugar for a thicker icing. If you choose, you can switch out the water for all lemon juice.
- For the Blueberry Compote:
- In a saute pan, combine your blueberries, water, sugar and lemon juice, cook over medium high heat until berries begin bursting and juice thickens a bit and coats the back of your spatula about 6 minutes.
Heather says
Lemon blueberry is one of my favorite fruit and dessert combinations EVER! YUM!
Carol at Wild Goose Tea says
Blueberry and lemon is an excellent partnership. Your cake is so beautiful! Sweet about your 9 yr old.
Lauren Kelly Nutriton says
I just love this so much! That is on beautiful cake.
Amanda ( The Kitcheneer) says
This cake looks incredible! No wonder everyone wanted a piece!
Lana@NeverEnoughThyme says
Yum! That cake looks ridiculously, absolutely, incredibly delicious! My blueberries are turning ripe now and I can't wait to use some of them for this recipe.
Angie says
This is so pretty! I love blueberries!
Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos says
I'm such a blueberry fiend - this is a cake that MUST be made - ASAP 🙂 Your daughter is a culinary wiz in training!
Jenn Kurkiewicz says
My favorite flavor combination, blueberry and lemon! 🙂
Shulie Foodwanderings says
I am dying to make a coffeecake. It's been too long. Great use of blueberry appearing in the market and everything with yogurt is delicious!
Savory Experiments says
Blueberries and lemon is such a mind-blowing flavor combination! Love this recipe!
Kimberly says
Omg, blueberries. I love blueberries! This cake looks especially delicious, drenched in all that blueberry sauce!
Renee Goerger says
Love how packed full of blueberries this cake is! Pinning and making ASAP!
Renee - Kudos Kitchen
Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says
Great job, Samantha! I love it when "word gets out" in the neighborhood where all the good baked good come from. So fun!
Kim Bee says
Want it, need it, have to have it. This is absolutely beautiful
Hala Badawy says
Yummy
Cacá says
Hello Colleen, I baked a version of this cake and was wondering if I can translate the recipe to portuguese on my blog (I am brazillian) so my readers can enjoy it too. The cake tasted lovely 🙂
Thank you, Clarissa.
Colleen says
Of course! Thanks for asking!
Amy Myers says
I have made this cake about 5 different times and it has turned out wonderfully every single time. I made it today for a friends 70th Birthday. Thanks so much for the awesome recipe. Blueberries and lemon pair so well together and it’s perfect for a summer dessert.
Colleen says
Oh wonderful to hear Amy! This recipe does not get a ton of comments and yet I find its truly delicious! Glad its one you have added to your repertoire
Holly says
I made this cake twice. Each time i felt the cook time was off. Have you really had success with 35 minutes in a bunt pan? Mine reqired more like 50. But simply delicious!
Holly
Colleen says
Yes, Maybe my pan is larger so overall the batter is more spread out? So glad you are enjoying the recipe!
plasterer bristol says
yummy this cake is delicious, nice with a big pot of tea, thanks for sharing.
Simon
Colleen says
Thank you! Yes, it does go wonderful with tea! Thanks for the feedback!