Meyer Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake

Take advantage of meyer lemon season while it’s here! Moist and delicious Meyer Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake is filled with blueberries and meyer lemon zest and topped with a cream cheese frosting.

Originally published February 3, 2014. Updated March 23, 2021.

No dessert screams spring to me like a lemon dessert. They just feel light and fresh, just like spring!

This Meyer Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake is extra special because it uses meyer lemons, a citrus fruit that’s only around late winter and spring.

Jump To

• 🍋 What Is A Meyer Lemon
• 🍰 Ingredients
• 🍴 Instructions
• 🛒 Where To Buy Meyer Lemons
• 🍊 Can You Use Regular Lemons
• ❄ Can You Freeze Bundt Cake?
• 👩‍🍳 More Meyer Lemon Recipes
• 📖 Recipe

🍋 What Is A Meyer Lemon

Meyer lemons are a cross between a regular lemon and a mandarin orange. They tend to be darker in color than regular lemons and also sweeter.

Unlike regular lemons, meyer lemons are only available for a few months out of the year. You’re most likely to find them from December – May each year.

🍰 Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus 1 tbsp for frosting
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla, divided
• juice of 1 meyer lemon
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 cups blueberries
• 1 ½ tbsp grated meyer lemon zest
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp heavy cream

🍴 Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F; spray a bundt cake pan with baking spray
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside
• Beat softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy
• Beat in the eggs, one at a time, vanilla, and lemon juice until well combined
• Add flour in 3 additions, alternating with sour cream in 2 additions
• Fold in blueberries and zest
• Transfer to the prepared bundt pan
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 – 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
• Let cool completely before frosting
• To make the frosting, beat together cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, meyer lemon zest, and heavy cream until no lumps remain
• Spread over cooled cake

🛒 Where To Buy Meyer Lemons

Meyer lemons have become more readily available in recent years. I’ve found them at Walmart, Kroger, HEB, basically any major grocery store.

If you’re not having luck, try Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, or Sprouts. I’ve seen them at all of those places as well.

🍊 Can You Use Regular Lemons

If you can’t find meyer lemons (or they aren’t in season), you can definitely use regular lemons. The cake will just have a more classic lemon flavor.

You can also use oranges instead! Just follow the instructions but substitute orange zest and juice for all the meyer lemon zest and juice.

❄ Can You Freeze Bundt Cake?

You can definitely freeze this cake! However, I would leave the frosting off if you plan on freezing it. Cream cheese doesn’t always hold up well once frozen and defrosted.

To freeze, I would slice into individual slices and then wrap each slice in plastic wrap. From there, you can put the slices together in a freezer ziploc bag (like my favorite reusable freezer bags!) or other freezer-safe container.

👩‍🍳 More Meyer Lemon Recipes

• Meyer Lemon Zucchini Bread
• Meyer Lemon Bars
• Meyer Lemon Strawberry Shortcakes
• Meyer Lemon Brussels Sprouts Pizza

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