1 1/2cupspowder sugaryou can use 2 cups if you like it sweeter
½cupof unsalted butterroom temperature
1tspvanilla
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1quartfresh blueberrieswashed and dried
Instructions
Cake:
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and lightly flour 3, 8-inch round baking pans. (To flour the pans: grease with cooking spray then add some flour. Pat baking pan so that it's lightly covered in flour all over the inside, then turn the pan upside down and lightly pat to discard loose flour. **I do recommend using 3 cake pans at a time because it will be much easier to divide all the batter equally among the pans.)
Have all your ingredients ready.
Beat butter in the electric mixer on high, for about a minute. Add sugar and beat for another minute or two, until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating on medium-high speed after each addition. Add vanilla extract.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
Lower the speed to low and add half the flour mixture.
Add half the milk.
Add remaining flour and after it's just incorporated, add remaining milk.
Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl (add lemon zest here, if using) and mix until all ingredients are just combined.
Separate the batter between the 3 baking pans, evenly, and bake for 18-23 minutes.
Carefully run a butter knife between sides of the cake pan and the cake. Let the cakes cool for about 10 minutes and then take them out of the pans. Let them cool completely on a rack before adding frosting or it will melt.
Frosting:
Beat butter and cream cheese together, on medium-high speed, until smooth, 1-2 minutes. Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl.
Lower the speed to low and beat-in powder sugar and vanilla.
Turn the speed back up to medium-high and beat for about 3-4 minutes, until the frosting is light, smooth and fluffy.
If you want to decorate top of the cake, prepare a piping bag with 1M attachment.
Spread a third of the frosting on the bottom layer of the cake. Spread an even layer of blueberries over the frosting. Spread a thin layer of frosting on the bottom of the second cake layer so blueberries won't slide.
Repeat previous step for the second layer of the cake.
You can decorate the top of the cake with remaining frosting and add more blueberries on top.
(Refrigerate leftovers or if you are making it a day before since it is a cream cheese frosting.)