Here’s a light, fluffy Blueberry Cloud Cake — soft vanilla cake layers with whipped cream “cloud” frosting and fresh blueberry filling ☁️🫐
🫐 Blueberry Cloud Cake
🧁 Ingredients
Cake Layers (8-inch, 2 layers)
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2½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
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2½ tsp baking powder
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½ tsp salt
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¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter, softened
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1½ cups (300g) sugar
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4 egg whites (room temp)
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1 tbsp vanilla extract
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1 cup (240ml) whole milk (room temp)
Blueberry Filling
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2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
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⅓ cup sugar
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1 tbsp lemon juice
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1 tbsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water (slurry)
Cloud Frosting (Stabilized Whipped Cream)
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2 cups cold heavy whipping cream
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¾ cup powdered sugar
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1 tsp vanilla
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1 tbsp cornstarch (optional, for extra stability)
🍰 Instructions
1️⃣ Make the Blueberry Filling
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In a saucepan, combine blueberries, sugar, and lemon juice.
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Cook over medium heat until berries burst (5–7 minutes).
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Stir in cornstarch slurry.
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Simmer until thickened (2–3 minutes).
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Cool completely (chill for faster results).
2️⃣ Bake the Cake
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease & line two 8-inch pans.
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Whisk flour, baking powder, salt.
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Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy (3–4 minutes).
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Add egg whites one at a time.
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Mix in vanilla.
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Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk (begin & end with dry).
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Divide batter evenly.
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Bake 22–28 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
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Cool completely before assembling.
3️⃣ Make Cloud Frosting
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Beat cold cream until soft peaks form.
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Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and cornstarch.
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Beat until stiff peaks (don’t overwhip).
4️⃣ Assemble
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Place first cake layer on plate.
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Spread blueberry filling (leave ½ inch border).
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Add a thick layer of whipped cream.
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Place second cake layer on top.
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Frost entire cake with remaining whipped cream.
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Decorate with fresh blueberries.
Chill at least 1 hour before serving.
✨ Optional Upgrades
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Add lemon zest to cake for brightness
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Fold some blueberry compote into whipped cream for marbled look
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Use mascarpone in frosting for richer flavor
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Make it a 3-layer 6-inch tall cake
If you’d like, I can also give:
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No-bake blueberry cloud cake
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Lemon blueberry cloud version
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Sheet cake version
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Low sugar / lighter version 😊