a GRAND recipe! lemon blueberry poke cake!
- Our Grand Lives
- May 1
- 5 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
Thursday, May 1, 2025
The first of May is known as May Day!
It’s seen as a time to celebrate the arrival of spring,
complete with singing, dancing, flowers, baskets, crowns and more!
We both have special memories of May Day...
from our own childhoods and from our years of teaching kindergarten!
We remember making May baskets
and then leaving them on our neighbor's doorstep!
One of us was even the center of the Maypole as classmates danced around her!
Did YOU celebrate May Day as a child?
How did you celebrate?
Did you ever deliver May Day baskets or dance around a Maypole?
While we love reminiscing about our May Days past,
today's post is focused on another topic
and a delicious one at that!
Originally, we had an entirely different post planned for today.
HOWEVER,
the week got away from both of us!
Has that ever happened to you?
As a result, we are relying on an oldie but a goodie
as we revisit a favorite springtime recipe!
Laura is sharing a GRAND recipe,
one she originally wrote about in May of 2023.
Earlier this week, we shared that post with a few link up parties.
When we realized we didn't have the time (!) or energy (!!) to put out a new post today,
we came back to this yummy recipe and updated the post to share here!
IT'S THAT GOOD!
We hope you love it as much as we do!
This dessert would be a perfect addition to any springtime celebration,
including Mother's Day!
I’ve made this cake for birthday celebrations,
church potlucks and to cap off an evening with friends.
DELISH!
After all, who doesn’t love the flavors of lemon and blueberry?
Together, the flavors create a winning combination!
While this recipe uses a cake mix, it also requires a bit of prep -
the blueberry filling adds extra moistness so it’s totally worth it!
It's topped off with a decadent lemon cream cheese frosting
made with a pound of butter and a pound of cream cheese….
Well, you get the idea!
😋
INGREDIENTS
CAKE (and Blueberry Filling)
• cooking spray (for your pan)
• 1 box vanilla cake mix (including the ingredients listed on the box
(for me, that meant 3 eggs, water and vegetable oil)
• 2 1/2 cups fresh blueberries (you can use frozen, but I prefer the fresh)
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1/2 cup Cool Whip
FROSTING
• 2 (8 ounce) blocks cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
GARNISH (Optional)
• blueberries
• lemon zest or small lemon slices
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Use your cooking spray to grease a 9” x 13” pan.
2. Follow the directions on the box to make your cake. Once your cake has baked, let it cool completely.
3. In the meantime, make your blueberry filling: In a small saucepan, combine the blueberries, lemon juice and sugar. Cook over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook until the contents thicken, about 5-7 minutes. Watch closely, stirring regularly. When thickened, remove from heat and pour the mixture into a medium bowl to cool.
4 Let the blueberry mixture cool for about 15 minutes. Then fold in the Cool Whip until combined.
5. Time to make the frosting (while the cake continues to cool): Using a hand mixer, beat the cream cheese and butter together in a large bowl. Once combined, add the powdered sugar, the lemon juice, the lemon zest, and the vanilla. Beat until smooth and fluffy!
6. Using the end of a wooden spoon, poke holes all over the cooled cake. Top with your blueberry filling. You’ll need to spread the filling around and gently press the filling into the holes.
7. Spread the frosting on top. Garnish the cake (or individual slices) with a few more blueberries and a lemon slice or some lemon zest… whatever you prefer!
How to Include Your Littles…
If your Littles will be visiting (or you’ll be with them) for Mother’s Day
and you’d like to make this yummy recipe, let them help…
especially if they love to bake as much as you do!
HAPPY BAKING!
Getting together with family and/or friends
to celebrate Mother’s Day
would be one of the best gifts we could imagine!
Honestly, we could think of nothing better…
except perhaps if it includes a slice of our yummy Lemon Blueberry Poke Cake!
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a few photos and moments from the past week
as well as more thoughts from OUR GRAND LIVES!
In case you were wondering about our past May Day experiences,
it was Laura who was picked to be the center of the Maypole in second grade.,
dancing and twirling... a GRAND memory, indeed!
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We've alwasy celebrated May Day with a party as May 1st is my eldest boys birthday and the weather has alwasy been gloriuos. I remember in primary school in the mid - late 70s we danced around the May Pole. Thanks for sharing with #pocolo Chickenruby
I remember dancing round a Maypole when I was at school to celebrate May Day. I don't think it gets done now.
Ohh! Yum! That looks delicious!
This looks delicious! I prefer to bake with fresh blueberries too, they're less squidgy!
#MMBC
Oh, this looks scrumptious. I love the lemon-blueberry combinations. Thank you for sharing this with us at the Will Blog for Comments #61 linkup! Looking forward to see what you'll share next week at #62. Have a great week.
This looks soooooo yummy! I will be giving this a try with my boys. Thanks for sharing ladies and hope you are both enjoying your weekend. :)