Description
Lemon Blueberry Cake is the perfect dessert for spring! With both gluten-free and refined sugar-free options and made with just five ingredients, this is the perfect recipe to fit all your baking needs.
Ingredients
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Note – The fresh fruit mixture (lemon and blueberry) is counted as one fruit ingredient.
- 4 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 1/4 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 15 ounce cake gluten free cake mix (equivalent to 400 – 425 grams)
- 8 – 10 Tablespoon sliced unsalted butter, more as needed (Use plant-based butter for dairy free/vegan option).
- Lemon slices for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Toss the blueberries with unsweetened coconut, maple syrup, lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons of the cake mix. Layer mixture on the bottom of an 8×11-inch baking dish or 9-inch cake/pie dish. A 9×13-inch dish may be used, but the cake will not be as thick.
- Spread the remaining cake mix over the blueberries/coconut mixture. Make sure to spread evenly into all corners.
- Place thinly sliced lemon on top, followed by sliced butter. Add extra butter in the corners, if needed. Make sure the cake mix is covered with enough butter to bake evenly (see notes and photos).  Â
- Place baking dish in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, rotating halfway, until top layer is golden brown. If center of the cake is still under-baked after 45 minutes, cover with foil and bake an additional 5-10 minutes.
- Let cake cool before serving with dairy-free ice cream, yogurt, coconut whip, or on it’s own.
Notes
- You can easily omit the lemon or swap out the blueberry for another type of berry!
- Tip – Add more butter around the corners of the pan to ensure the mix melts evenly with the batter. This also creates crispier edges. Substitute plant-based butter if preferred.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 332
- Sugar: 29.8 g
- Sodium: 175 mg
- Fat: 14.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 10.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 52.5 g
- Fiber: 3.2 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 24.4 mg
