
Wild Blueberry Lavender Sheet Cake
Ingredients
For the Wild Blueberry Lavender Syrup
- 6 cups Frozen Wild Blueberries
- ⅓ cup Honey or Maple Syrup
- Juice of 1 Lemon
- 1 ½ tbsp. Dried Lavender
For the Vanilla Sheet Cake
- Klarburnn Berry Blend for serving
- ¾ cup Olive Oil
- ½ cup Plain Greek Yogurt Preferably 2% or 5%
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 2 large Eggs
- ¾ cup Sugar
- Zest of 1 Lemon
- 2 tsp. Vanilla
- 3 cups Cake Flour or All Purpose Flour
- 1 ½ tsp. Baking Powder
- ½ tsp. Baking Soda
- ½ tsp. Fine Sea Salt
For the White Chocolate Buttercream
- 10 tbsp. Butter softened
- 3 cups Powdered Sugar
- 4 oz. White Chocolate melted and cooled to room temp.
- ¼ tsp. Almond Extract
Instructions
For the Wild Blueberry Lavender Syrup
- In a large saucepan, combine all the ingredients together. Bring to a boil, lightly mash, then simmer for 10 minutes uncovered. Remove from heat to cool.
For the Vanilla Sheet Cake
- Preheat oven to 350F. Generously butter and line with parchment paper a 9×13” baking pan.
- In the bowl of stand mixer, combine the sugar and lemon zest. Use your hands to mix together until fragrant.
- Add the butter and cream for 2 minutes.
- Add the olive oil, yogurt, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together until well-combined. Add to the buttermilk bowl and fold just until combined.Be careful not to over mix the batter.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
- Add half of the Wild Blueberry Lavender Syrup on top of the batter, then use a knife to gently swirl into the batter.
- Bake 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs. Let cool completely.
For the White Chocolate Buttercream
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and white chocolate together until smooth, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add the powdered sugar and whisk for 5-6 minutes, until smooth and fluffy.
- Fold in the almond (or vanilla) extract.
To Assemble
- Add the buttercream on top of the cooled sheet cake, then add the remaining wild blueberry lavender on top. Use the back of a spoon to swirl the syrup into the buttercream.
- Slice into individuals squares to enjoy with Klarbrunn Berry Blend for a complimentary refreshment!