Blueberry and Lemon Curd Layer Cake
This Vegan Lemon Blueberry Cake is a symphony of summer flavors, boasting light and fluffy cake layers, tangy lemon curd, and delightful blueberry frosting. Easy to follow and perfect for any occasion, this recipe is sure to become a new favorite.
Prep Time 2 hours hrs
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Total Time 2 hours hrs 35 minutes mins
Course Desserts, Vegan Cakes
Cuisine Vegan
Lemon Sponge Cake
- 270 ml 1 cup + 2 tablespoons Light Coconut Milk (stirred from
- 1 can of Native Forest Organic Light Coconut Milk at room temperature)
- 18ml 1 tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
- 90 g 1/3 cup Vegan Unsweetened Yogurt
- 270g 1 cup + 1/3 cup Organic Granulated Sugar (or cane sugar/ golden sugar)
- zest of 2-3 lemons
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 120ml 1/2 cup Oil (any flavorless oil like vegetable oil)
- 310g 2 cups + 2/3 cup All Purpose Flour
- 2 tablespoons Corn Starch
- 2 + 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 Baking Soda
- 1/4 tsp of salt
- 10-12 Fresh blueberries per sponge cake
Lemon Curd
- 130 ml 1/2 cup Light Coconut Milk (stirred from 1 can of Native Forest Organic Light Coconut Milk at room temperature)
- 95 ml 1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
- 100 g 1/2cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 tablespoons Lets do Organic Corn Starch
- 28 g 2 tablespoon Butter (soft)
- pinch of turmeric powder for color
Blueberry Buttercream Frosting
- 330 g 1 + ½ cups Butter (nondairy butter sticks)
- 300 g 2 cups + 2/3 cup) Powdered Sugar
- 2 teaspoons of Vanilla Extract
- 45 ml 4 tablespoon Homemade Blueberry Sauce, slightly warm or at
- room temp made from ¾ cups of fresh blueberries
Preheat the oven to 350f, grease 2 (8-inch) round cake pan with oil on all sides & line it with baking paper.
In a mixing bowl combine light coconut milk, lemon juice, yogurt, granulated sugar mixed with lemon zest and oil.
Mix with a spatula until the sugar has dissolved.
Combine all the dry ingredients (all-purpose flour, corn starch, baking powder, baking soda and salt) in a separate bowl.
Add dry ingredients into liquid ingredients, mix with an electric whisk until fully combined.
Divide and pour the cake batter into the prepared cake tins and evenly disperse the blueberries and press it gently into the cake batter & bake the cakes 25-30 minutes or until form to touch and when toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Remove from oven Let it cool in the cake pan for 30 minutes and then invert onto a cooling rack and let them cool completely.
Trim a very thin layer from the top of the sponge cakes.
Wrap the cakes in cling wrap if you plan to layer the cake on the following day.
Method for Lemon Curd
In a pot combine and whisk milk, lemon juice, sugar, corn starch and bring it to boil on low-medium heat. Keep whisking as it comes to a boil.
When it comes to a boil and has thickened, remove from the heat, and add vegan butter.
Stir the lemon curd until butter is fully mixed and lemon curd looks smooth and glossy.
Add a pinch of turmeric for color at this point. Transfer in a bowl, Cover the surface of lemon curd with plastic wrap. Chill it completely in the fridge.
Use it as a filling for the cake and topping.
Method for Blueberry Buttercream Frosting
For homemade blueberry sauce, Put the ¾ cup (110g) of fresh blueberries in a saucepan along with 2 tablespoons water.
Cook over medium heat until the liquids begin to simmer then reduce to low heat. Continue to cook the blueberries until they softened and can easily be smashed with a spatula.
Place a mesh sieve over a bowl and pour in the blueberry sauce. Press down on the fruit with a spatula or the back of a spoon to release all the juices.
Discard the seeds and skin. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
For blueberry buttercream frosting, to a mixing bowl add butter and whip with an electric whisk until it is creamy, fluffy.
Scrape down the sides and then add powdered sugar in 2-3 additions and whip each time until the powdered sugar is fully incorporated, and buttercream is fluffy.
Then addblueberry sauce, whip the buttercream for 10 minutes until it has light and fluffy texture and then smooth it out with a spatula to remove excess air bubbles.
Cake Assembly
Place one of the trimmed sponge cakes on a plate. Add 1 cup of blueberry frosting to it and spread it in an even layer with an offset spatula. Make a well in the middle of the frosting layer that is about ¼ inch deep and fill it lemon curd.
Spread the lemon curd in an even layer. Place the second sponge cake on top. Add a thin layer of frosting to crumb coat the cake and place it in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Cover the cake in blueberry frosting and smooth it out with a spatula and reserve some frosting for piping for decoration if desired. Add few spoons of lemon curd for topping and spread it with a spoon.
Decorate the cake with fresh blueberries. Serve.
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