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Laura Craig
Swedesburg, Iowa
Secret-Ingredient Lemon-Blueberry Pound Cake
We bet you’d never guess the secret ingredient in this lemon-blueberry pound cake! This genius twist on the classic dessert only takes 15 minutes to prep, and it’s all thanks to sugar cookie dough (yes, sugar cookie dough!). With just a few additional ingredients—sour cream, egg, lemon zest and fresh blueberries, to be precise—this one-bowl cake is ready for the oven. And don’t forget the sweet-tart lemon glaze—it takes this delicious treat to the next level.
More About This Recipe
- One of my mom's family heirloom recipes is a from-scratch sour cream pound cake. It’s so moist and dense, and a favorite of all ages. Using Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookies, I was able to create a pretty good pound cake of my own, and I added lemon and blueberries, one of my husband's favorite combinations. This would be great paired with fresh berries and whipped cream. It’s classic yet modern, and will never go out of style.
Secret-Ingredient Lemon-Blueberry Pound Cake
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 1 hr 55 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- 2/3 cup fresh or frozen (do not thaw) blueberries
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray; lightly flour.
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Step2In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Add sour cream, egg and lemon zest. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH EGG.) Beat with electric mixer on medium-low speed 2 to 3 minutes or until smooth. Fold in blueberries. Spoon mixture evenly into pan.
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Step3Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Remove cake from pan; place on cooling rack.
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Step4In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice; continue adding lemon juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, until desired drizzling consistency. Spoon glaze over hot cake. Cool 45 minutes before serving.
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Nutrition
450
Calories
16g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
71g
Total Carbohydrate
48g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories
- 450
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 25%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 33%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 270mg
- 11%
- Potassium
- 40mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 71g
- 24%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 48g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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