An easy and delicious recipe for The BEST Blueberry Bundt Cake! This cake is so moist, buttery, and bursting with juicy blueberries! It’s perfect for brunch and pairs well with coffee or tea.
Moist Blueberry Bundt Cake
One thing you and I have in common? We both LOVE blueberry desserts!!! I know this because whenever I ask you guys what kind of recipes you’d like to see more of, there’s always an overwhelming response for blueberry! I also know this because many of my blueberry recipes are the most popular recipes on my site. So with Spring just a few weeks away, I wanted to pop in and share a brand new blueberry recipe with you. So, without further ado, let’s dive into this moist blueberry bundt cake!
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What Ingredients do I need to make Blueberry Cake in a Bundt Pan?
To make this cake, you’ll need:
- Unsalted Butter: in a pinch, salted butter may be used. But be sure your butter is at room temperature before baking!
- Full-fat Cream Cheese: I do not suggest using reduced fat here! This ingredient adds moisture and flavor to this cake.
- Eggs: You will need 5 large eggs for this recipe. Be sure they’ve come to room temperature before you add the eggs to the batter, as cold ingredients do not bond. You’ll also want to add the eggs one at a time, allowing each one to full incorporate before adding the next.
- Granulated Sugar: I suggest using all granulated sugar, as called for in the recipe. Brown sugar will technically work, but will change the overall taste, texture, and appearance of the cake. So if you do make that change, keep that in mind.
- Vanilla Extract: adds that something special! But can be omitted if you’re all out.
- All-Purpose Flour: which gives our cake structure. No need to use cake flour for this one!
- Baking powder and baking soda: the flour, baking powder, and baking soda will be combine to give our cake structure and height.
- A dash of salt: to balance the flavors and overall sweetness of the cake.
- And last but not least, blueberries! Fresh or frozen will work. But if you’re using frozen, DO NOT THAW THEM! Just toss them in straight from the freezer.
You’ll also need cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, cream, and a dash of salt to make the frosting. But if you want a simple cake that’s not too sweet, this recipe can be served without the frosting! Instead, sprinkle it with powdered sugar and serve with extra blueberries. I like doing this when I’m serving the cake for breakfast.
How to bake a delicious Blueberry Bundt Cake:
It’s super easy! But you will need two things:
- This might be a no-brainer, but you will need a 12-cup bundt cake pan for this recipe. I have not tested this recipe using a different pan – such as a sheet pan or cupcake pan – so I cannot advise on how that would work.
- You’ll also need a stand mixer or electric hand mixer for this recipe! Unfortunately, the cake batter cannot be made without some kind of electric mixer.
If you already have those two items, making this cake is… well, a piece of cake! First step is beat together the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. The you’ll gradually add in the sugar and keep on beating. I like to beat it for about 2 minutes, or until it’s super fluffy and pale. At this point, you’ll want to reduce your mixer speed to low and add in those eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Then you’ll add the flour mixture, and mix on low until JUST combined. And finally, you’ll turn your mixer off and fold in the blueberries.
Final step, pour the cake batter into a greased bundt pan! I like to scrape half of the batter into the pan, sprinkle a few more blueberries in the middle, then top with the remaining batter. I find this little “trick” guarantees there will be blueberries in every bite… not just at the bottom 😉
You’ll bake your cake for 60 to 70 minutes. But if you’re oven runs hot, you might want to start peeking on it around 45 minutes. You’ll want to bake the cake until it’s a deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Be sure to cool completely before slicing and serving!
While the cake cools, you can whip up your cream cheese frosting! And that’s as easy as beating the cream cheese and butter, tossing in the confectioners’ sugar, and then adding in the salt and heavy cream. Just be sure you whip it until it’s nice and fluffy!
And finally, if you’d like to decorate your cake like I did, simply top it with some fresh blueberries. This blueberry bundt cake is the real deal! And perfect for Mother’s Day, Easter, or any celebration! Hope you love it!
For more Bundt Cake Recipes, Check Out:
- Almond Amaretto Bundt Cake
- Lemon Raspberry Bundt Cake
- White Chocolate Cranberry Bundt Cake
- Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake
For more Blueberry Recipes, Check Out:
- Greek Yogurt Blueberry Waffles with Fresh Blueberry Sauce
- Blueberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
- White Chocolate Blueberry Cupcakes
- Lemon Coconut Blueberry Cake
- Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes
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The Best Blueberry Bundt Cake
Ingredients
For the Blueberry Bundt Cake:
- 2 and 1/2 cups (10 and 1/4 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 ounces unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 8 ounces full-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 cups (14 ounces) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 cups (227g/8 ounces) fresh or frozen blueberries
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 4 ounces full-fat cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 and 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted, more if needed
- 1/8 teaspoon salt (tiny pinch!)
- 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons heavy cream
For Decoration:
- Fresh blueberries
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.
Wow! Made this for my mom’s bday. First time making a bundt cake too. It was an awesome recipe, easy and beyond DELICIOUS!
I greased my pan just before I put my batter in with crisco and dusted it with white sugar instead of flour and let it cool for only 10 mins in the pan before flipping it on to the wire rack and it came out on its own beautifully! It was a cold day here and i didn’t want the lard to harden up again and seal the cake inside the pan!
Highly recommend this recipe. In fact everyone wanted it after! I’ll definitely be making this again. Thanks!
Can i make this a day before? How would you store it for next day?
I followed the instructions exactly, however, like a few other reviews, mine came out undercooked even though the cake tester was clean. Pretty sure it was too many fresh juicy blueberries. I was able to piece it together after it fell.
However, it still lives up to it’s name and Everyone is now begging for me to make it for their birthdays! Very moist!
Made this as posted except I put it in a tube pan because I didn’t have a bundt pan and dusted it with powder sugar.. Came out delicious! My family raved about it.
WOW!! Just wow! It was absolutely delicious! Better than I thought it would be!
Made this cake last nigh, used plain yogurt instead of cream cheese and it’s very moisIt is delicious! Do I need to refrigerate the cake?
Hi Debbie. Did you use yogurt in the frosting or cake? If in the cake, no need to fridge. But if it’s in the frosting, I suggest refrigerating.
Making this for the great Geauga County fair Burton oh
How did it turn out?
I’m from Middlefield so I went to that Fair for years!
The cake batter itself is delicious! The only problem I encountered is that all of the blueberries sank to the bottom of the pan, so it came out a bit more like a normal Bundt cake with a blueberry topping which was not quite what I was hoping for and made the top of the cake a little under baked; guess I’ll toss the berries in flour/corn starch to prevent that in the future. Because I used the heritage Bundt shape, I decided to go with a vanilla bean cream cheese glaze I use for a cinnamon roll cake and that was a good call compared to the thicker frosting–might have to try a lemon glaze next time, too!
How far ahead can you make this cake? Can you put it in the freezer?
I don’t have heavy cream. Can I just leave it out of the frosting recipe?
The batter was fluffy when I put in the pan. It rose slightly above the rim while baking and then in the last fifteen minutes the middle fell about two inches. I followed recipe exactly and all ingredients were room temperature. Why would it do that?