Blueberry Zucchini Snack Cake with Lemon Buttercream

Blueberry Zucchini Snack Cake with Lemon Buttercream combines the best of summer into one delicious treat, and since blueberries, zucchini, and lemons are available all year round, you never have to go without this yummy cake!

When it comes right down to it, we food bloggers are just as susceptible to gorgeous Pinterest photos as anybody, maybe more.  Lots of my food cravings start out as random pins that float innocently across my screen.  You might have seen I am Baker’s cake around, it’s a stunner. The mere thought of a zucchini cake with blueberries and a lemon buttercream just about sent me into a tailspin of anticipation.  I keep a little queue of recipes that I want to make and this one kept inching its way up to the top until finally I couldn’t resist.

Amanda’s cake is a gorgeous 2 layers, fit for a celebration, but in true TVFGI style, I turned it into a casual snack cake.  No less scrumptious, just a little more user friendly.  Eat it with your hands, in your lap, off a paper napkin, whateves, but definitely try it.

Instead of using round cake pans, I baked the batter in my 9×13 USA pan, I love it, it’s got a wonderful heft to it, and cooks nice and evenly.  I don’t like to bake in glass if I can avoid it because it tends to cook hot, and the edges can get overdone.  I used this pan to bake my favorite Pecan Praline Pumpkin Cake, too, and I’m always thrilled with the results.

BAKING TIP:  Converting a layer cake to a 9×13 pan is easy — since the depth of the batter will be comparable, there are no changes necessary except to watch the baking time carefully.  It will probably take a little longer in the 9×13 pan, so check with a toothpick to be sure.

The batter is luxurious and silky — and since it uses oil in place of butter it’s super easy to throw together.  I made sure to rearrange my blueberries after filling the pan so they would be evenly distributed throughout the cake.

This blueberry zucchini cake is moist, dense, and delicious, but I think it’s the lemon buttercream that has my taste buds doing a jig.  I love it, so I made sure to lay it on nice and thick.

BAKING TIP: I blended the lemon buttercream up in my food processor (fitted with the metal blade) rather than using my electric hand beaters like I usually do, and I loved the result.  It was easier, less messy, and the frosting came out super smooth and creamy.  It’s my go to method from now on.

*Recipe slightly adapted from I am Baker

notes:

• I felt that this cake was at its best chilled, so I kept ours in the refrigerator.  The frosting is butter-rich, so especially in warm weather this makes sense, and the texture of the chilled frosting is out of this world.
• For all your chocoholics out there, you really need to check out my Cold Chocolate Snacking Cake ~ it’s meant to be eaten straight from the fridge, and I guarantee you won’t be able to control yourself around it!
• If you’re interested in a low carb version of this cake, check out this one from All Day I Dream About Food.

Don’t forget to pin it!

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