Blueberry Zucchini Cake with Lemon Buttercream Recipe

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Blueberry Zucchini Cake with Lemon Buttercream has chopped zucchini and juicy blueberries, which are two of the best things about summer.

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– 3 large eggs – 1 cup vegetable oil – 1 Tbsp vanilla extract – 2 1/4 cups sugar – 2 cups shredded zucchini – 3 cups all purpose flour – 1 tsp salt – 1 tsp baking powder – 1/4 tsp baking soda – 1 pint blueberries, tossed in 1 tsp flour LEMON BUTTERCREAM – 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature – 4 cups confectioners’ sugar – fresh lemon juice

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Set oven to 350F Lightly grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan. 

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Step 1

Instructions

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Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar until combined. Mix in zucchini. Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and soda. Mix it into the wet mixture slowly to incorporate. 

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Pour the batter into the pan after folding in the blueberries. Bake until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Rack-cool.

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Process softened butter in a food processor until creamy to produce frosting. 

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After adding each cup of sifted powdered sugar, pulse until smooth. After the second cup of sugar, add lemon juice.

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Step 5

 Scrape machine sides as needed. Add lemon or sugar to adjust texture. Frost and refrigerate the cake.

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Also see

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cake Recipe 

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