‘Doctor the Box’ Lemon-Blueberry Loaf Cake

This recipe will yield two 8 x 4-inch loaf cakes, so you’ll have one to enjoy and one to share or freeze. You can also make this recipe as a 9-inch two-layer cake or skip the layers and make a sheet cake using a 13 x 9 inch pan so it's versatile too.

Cake Ingredients

Makes (2) 8 x 4-inch loaves, (1) 9 x 5 loaf, (1) 2 layer 9-inch cake or (1) 13 x 9-inch cake

• 1 (15.25 ounce) Lemon Cake Mix (I used Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme Deliciously Moist Cake Mix)
• 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt, full fat or 2% (not fat free)
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cup fresh blueberries, tossed with 1 T flour
• Zest of 1 – 2 lemons, depending on size of lemons (I used 1 extra large lemon)
• Lemon Glaze

Use whole-milk, full-fat Greek yogurt for the best flavor or 2% if you prefer. Avoid nonfat, as it can contain fillers and stabilizers that will change the taste and texture of your cake. You can substitute sour cream or plain regular yogurt for Greek yogurt. If using plain yogurt strain some of the liquid first so it’s thicker like Greek yogurt. Do not use fat free sour cream.

Lemon Glaze Ingredients  (I doubled recipe)

• 1 – 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup powdered sugar

To make glaze:

Mix sugar with lemon juice, adding 1 tablespoon of juice at a time until desired consistency. Pour glaze over top of cooled cake. Double amount of glaze if desired.

Baking times will vary depending on pans and oven. Bake until toothpick inserted comes out batter free; stained from blueberries is OK. Cool cakes in pans on wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pan and continue to cool on wire rack until completely cool before glazing.

Baking times:

(2) 9 inch pans and 9 x 13 pan: 21 – 27 minutes

8 x 4 loaf pans: 30 – 35 minutes

9 x 5 loaf pan: 55 – 65 minutes

Find another ‘doctor the box’ recipe for moist and easy Lemon Loaf Cake with Lemon Syrup, HERE.

And a reader favorite, Carrot Cake from Spice Cake Mix,  HERE.

An easy and deliciously moist carrot cake, paired with homemade cream cheese frosting!