Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Lemon-Blueberry Cream Cheese Loaf with Almonds and Lemon

I had all the ingredients for this bread/cake when I saw a recipe for this cream cheese loaf on 12tomatoesdotcom. I figured I would try it, but I added lemon and almonds. I had a partial bag of blueberries someone left in our freezer and we are always trying (not successfully) to empty out the freezer before leaving for Florida for the winter. Of course, this never works in either home, but this year we are REALLY trying.

This cake is really adding flour and baking powder to cream cheese frosting and baking it into a cake. I kid you not, but it makes a yummy light and creamy loaf for breakfast or with a cup of coffee or tea. I imagine you could grill or toast slices for more deliciousness.

First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and then take 2 cups of frozen or fresh blueberries out of the fridge and toss them with two T flour. I wouldn't take them out and defrost them entirely from frozen. They are pretty slushy when totally defrosted and it worked really well with them frozen.

Mix 1 cup of softened butter,1-1/2 cup butter and 8 oz. cream cheese and beat it all well into, well, a frosting that is very well mixed and beaten. Add 1 tsp. of vanilla or other flavoring - I added 1 T of lemon emulsion. I think I will add almond extract another time along with the lemon. Add 4 eggs one at a time and beat until the mixture is creamy and somewhat lighter.

Place 2 cups flour and 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder with 1/2 tsp. salt in a dish or bowl and mix them together. Gradually add these dry ingredients to the creamy ingredients. Fold in the blueberries and zest from one lemon. Add 1 cup of sliced almonds either into the batter or top your loaves with them. 

Pour the batter into prepared pans (I always line rectangle loaf pans of any size with a long piece of parchment, which makes the loaf so easy to remove.)  In this first try of this recipe, I used six small paper loaves suitable for giving away (3-1/2" by 6").

Whatever size you use, bake until a toothpick or cake pick comes out clean in the center. I baked my loaves for about 30 minutes, but a bigger loaf will take about 45 minutes.