Lemon Blueberry Sheet Cake

Hi. Can I substitute granulated sugar with brown sugar?

PUL Team - Feb. 10, 2025, 5:49 a.m.

Hey Joanna, yes, we imagine you can substitute granulated sugar with brown sugar in this recipe. It may add a slight caramel-like flavour and extra moisture, which could make the cake a bit denser. If you'd like to keep the texture light, you could use half-granulated and half-brown sugar perhaps 🤗

Hi, this looks delicious, but I am wondering if you could provide any suggestions/alternatives for the frosting. I can’t seem to find it in any recipes on the app as the frosting always requires a lot of powdered sugar. Is there any possibility to replace it with something “healthier” or is less sugary? Or could I cut down the amount by half?

PUL Team - Dec. 29, 2024, 6:41 p.m.

Hi Grace! Great question 😊 You can absolutely enjoy the cake without the frosting - it’s delicious on its own! If you’d like to keep some frosting, though, you could scale the recipe down by half rather than just reducing the powdered sugar. This ensures the frosting maintains its structure, as powdered sugar not only adds sweetness but also gives the frosting stability.

If you’re looking for a lighter or less sugary alternative, I’d recommend trying our *coconut whip* recipe. Let us know how it turns out if you give it a try! 😊

This dessert was so loved at our thanksgiving dinner! The lemon-y tang with the buttercream was such a star!

I’m not sure if i have explored all the bits of app but i feel like having a video of any recipe prep is important. Having a look on how the dessert/ any recepie looks like at various stages is crucial.
Can we also have video instructions?

PUL Team - July 25, 2024, 1:14 a.m.

Hi Kirandeep, thanks for the request! We don't have videos for all recipes, but you can click the red "make" button at the bottom of recipes to see step-by-step photos and instructions without the screen timing out. Each slide showcases what the step looks like with a list of ingredients that we can cross out as we cook ✨

Kirandeep Kaur - July 25, 2024, 4:32 a.m.

Oh thanks for pointing out towards the red make!

This cake is amazing! All my non-vegan family loved it!

Delicious and not overly sweet. Everyone loved it! Will definitely be making again.

Everyone loved it, now they are harassing me to make it again 😂

Very good, I made the frosting with vegan cream cheese as well and it was perfect

Compliments from all my colleagues of the Radiology department in Meppel (NL). They loved the cake and couldn't believe that it was vegan!

PUL Team - June 6, 2024, 5:05 p.m.

Aww how lovely to hear this, Astrid! Sending lots of love to Meppel 🫶

Hi! Just wondering if I can swap the coconut oil for vegetable oil or vegan butter?

PUL Team - May 13, 2024, 1:42 a.m.

Hey Rubbina! The coconut oil helps the cake stay firm since it's solid at room temperature. You could try substituting the coconut oil with a combination of vegetable oil and melted vegan butter or margarine. If you just use a liquid oil, the cake will likely become more crumbly. And if you just use melted butter, the cake will get dry more quickly. Let us know if you experiment with any substitutions 🙂

I would like to make this cake, looks delicious and the feedback sounds great. Is the sheet pan you have to use the metal/stane less steal pan that comes with your oven? Or do you use a special big shallow tin you can buy in a shop? Thank you!

PUL Team - April 10, 2024, 1:29 a.m.

Hey Lien, we use a 14 x 9 inch (35 x 22 cm) cake pan from our local baking store. The stainless steel sheet pan that comes with ovens will be too shallow. We hope this helps for now, and you enjoy the cake if you give it a try 🙂

Love this cake! Made it a couple of times now, it’s super easy, and it works with frozen blueberries too. I just tossed the berries with flour and layered them with the batter, so they didn’t bleed into the mix.

PUL Team - Feb. 27, 2024, 10:10 p.m.

Thanks for the tip, Sam - we're so happy to hear!

Omg, I loved it! Made it as a "thank you cake" for my students. Quite a lot of them wanted the recipe afterwards. I guess that says it all :)

PUL Team - Feb. 23, 2024, 11:13 p.m.

Awe how sweet of you to make the cake for your students, Leo! So glad it's being enjoyed 😊

I’ve made this a few times and it’s so easy to make and tasty to eat every time, even without the frosting.

Wow. I usually hate baking. But that was fun. Simple, easy, yet delicious :)
Will do again ;)

We made this using Bob's Red Mill 1:1 gluten free flour and it was great. We will definitely make it again.

I made this yesterday for my husband’s birthday and we loved this recipe! I didn’t have powdered sugar so I used whip cream on top instead and topped with sliced strawberries and blackberries. I will definitely be making this again when I have family/ friends over! :)

PUL Team - Oct. 17, 2023, 2:07 a.m.

Mmm that sounds delicious, Jaclyn - we're so glad that the sheet cake was enjoyed! 😊

Light and fluffy, but still stable. Nice flavor in both the cake and butter cream - a perfect summer cake :)

Loved it

Everyone loved it 😊

Easier than you think and the flavors are perfect for a summer picnic.

The best vegan cake! Fluffy and delicious!

I did this recipe but used oat milk (I didn’t read the disclaimer about using milks with high protein content) and did the frosting with mascarpone and oh my it was fantastic! Super moist and fluffy, everyone loved it!!

PUL Team - July 4, 2023, 1:48 a.m.

So happy to hear the recipe was enjoyed, Catarina, thank you! ☺️

Jessica - Feb. 1, 2025, 3:31 p.m.

Hi ! Did you just used mascarpone for the frosting or did you replace the mascarpone by the butter and then added the sugar powder and the lemon juice ? :)

Catarina - Feb. 1, 2025, 3:37 p.m.

I did about 2/3 mascarpone 1/3 butter, and kept the sugar and lemon juice :)

Incredibly moist, the best cake recipe I’ve ever tried! I replaced blueberries with a triple quantity rhubarb and some walnuts. Didn’t have any frosting either, just some brown sugar on top 🥰

PUL Team - June 21, 2023, 7:20 p.m.

Ooo this sounds delicious, Beata, thanks for sharing your experience with the cake 🤗