Lemon Blueberry Poke Cake starts with a boxed cake mix and is topped with the most amazing blueberry sauce and a lemon curd whipped topping!
A UNIQUE AND DELICIOUS POKE CAKE
This cake! Have mercy - this cake! It starts off with a boxed lemon cake mix. Then we're gonna fancy it up with an amazing homemade blueberry sauce. And we're not done yet! It is all topped off with Cool Whip mixed with lemon curd. Honestly, everyone absolutely raves over this cake!
WHAT OTHER FLAVORS CAN I USE?
I think you could use any berry flavor you love. I really love Lemon Raspberry Poke Cake! It all sounds ridiculously simple but the flavors are just outta this world amazing! It tastes so fresh and it also tastes like you spent hours slaving away over it! This is sunshine in a dessert. I know you will love it! Special thanks to The Wholesome Dish for such an amazing recipe!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- lemon cake mix
- additional ingredients called for on the box to make the cake
- blueberries
- lemon
- sugar
- corn starch
- salt
- vanilla extract
- lemon curd
- whipped topping (COOL WHIP)
HOW TO MAKE LEMON BLUEBERRY POKE CAKE:
Prepare the lemon cake according to the package directions for a 9x13 baking dish.
While cake is baking, prepare the blueberry lemon sauce. In a medium saucepan, add blueberries, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Stir to combine. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture starts to bubble and thicken. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Set aside.
Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool for 5 minutes. Use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes into the cake that are about an inch apart.
While the cake is still warm, drizzle the blueberry lemon sauce on top. Spread the sauce into an even layer over the cake ensuring some of the sauce and blueberries get down into the holes. Let the cake cool completely (about an hour.)
In a large bowl, whisk together the the lemon curd and the whipped topping until smooth. Spread the whipped lemon topping on top of the cake into an even layer. Place the cake in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.
Store covered in the refrigerator.
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Originally published: October 2017
Updated & republished: August 2020
Lemon Blueberry Poke Cake (+Video)
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 15.25 ounce box lemon cake mix
- ingredients to make cake: eggs, oil and water
For the blueberry sauce:
- 1 ½ cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
- 1 large lemon, zest and juice
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the topping:
- ½ cup jarred lemon curd
- 8 ounce tub whipped topping (Cool Whip)
Instructions
- Prepare the lemon cake according to the package directions for a 9x13 baking dish.
- While cake is baking, prepare the blueberry lemon sauce. In a medium saucepan, add blueberries, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Stir to combine. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture starts to bubble and thicken. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Set aside.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool for 5 minutes. Use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes into the cake that are about an inch apart.
- While the cake is still warm, drizzle the blueberry lemon sauce on top. Spread the sauce into an even layer over the cake ensuring some of the sauce and blueberries get down into the holes. Let the cake cool completely (about an hour.)
- In a large bowl, whisk together the the lemon curd and the whipped topping until smooth. Spread the whipped lemon topping on top of the cake into an even layer. Place the cake in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.
- Store covered in the refrigerator.
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Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
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Paula
Love love this cake!! Super easy to make. It was a big hit for my party unfortunately I kept it all to myself and no one got any to go lol
Brandie @ The Country Cook
LOL! Good thinking on your part, Paula!!
Ruth
Oh my goodness!!! This is my new favorite cake. It's easy to make and absolutely scrumptious.
Marcia
How far in advance can I make this before it gets soggy?
Brandie @ The Country Cook
I would say no more than a day ahead of time. It does get better as it sits overnight in the fridge 🙂
Debby
I plan to make this as soon as the gluten-free lemon cake mix arrives! It looks so good! Thank you for posting it!
Tess
OMG this sounds divine! Love blueberries & lemon anything! Will be trying soon and let you know how much we loved it.... 😉 Thanks for all your recipes.
Judy Cruea
This cake is super easy to make. It came out moist and delicious. Nothing better than lemon and blueberries. If my picky husband liked it, it has to be great.
Roger
Looks great
Lindy
I love poke cakes and made them a lot when my kids were growing up. Now, with kids grown and gone and my metabolism slowing down (Ugh!) I have to count calories. I'd enjoy making two 8x8 pans of this recipe and freezing one for later use so I don't get tempted to overdo it. Do you think it's freezable? I was thinking of making the cake, poking holes, spreading blueberry topping and making a 1/2 recipe of frosting for the first 8x8, freezing the second 8x8 for the future and making the second half of the frosting when I'm ready to thaw and use the second 8x8 poke cake. Would freezing it ruin it? What do you think?
Missy
I finally fixed this recipe yesterday. It is so delicious! My husband loves blueberries and I love lemons so it was a match made in heaven! I'm going to make it again and take it to work to share with my co-workers. I know it will be a hit with them.
Kelsey A
Made for our desert for memorial day. Was a huge hit! Perfectly sweet and sour light and fluffy! I'll be making it again! Turned out awesome!
Missy
OMG I LOVE lemon! This cake is DIVINE!!
Natalie
YUM! This cake look so good! I love blueberry and lemon together - delicious ♥