Besides, he was thrust into this Girl Dad thing after having two boys, so this is kinda my ongoing apology for my adult baby daughter behavior. 😂

About this Blueberry Buckle Pound Cake
Not only is this Blueberry Buckle cake positively delicious, with all of the blueberry goodness inside, it is incredibly impressive when it’s cut. Loads of bountiful blueberries dot the landscape of this cake, making it a treat to see and eat. The wonderful texture, made even more special with a combination of unsalted butter and cream cheese, lends a melt-in-your-mouth goodness that complements the sweet *pops* of blueberry that punctuate every bite. To finish this delectable dessert, there’s a dreamy cream cheese glaze and cinnamon streusel topping that takes it to the next level.
Sounds incredible difficult, but it’s actually extremely easy to make this crazy impressive dessert.

Blueberry Buckle Pound Cake Ingredients
All Purpose Flour: I love the pleasantly plump texture of a good pound cake, and this Blueberry Buckle Pound Cake recipe is no different. That beautiful texture largely comes from a higher-protein all-purpose flour; combined with the baking soda and kosher salt, this flour mixture creates an utterly perfect Blueberry Buckle Cake. I find that lower-protein cake flour doesn’t give the same rise and texture to pound cakes, so that is why I don’t use it in mine. My favorite all-purpose flours for pound cakes are King Arthur Baking’s All-Purpose Flour and Bob’s Red Mill’s All-Purpose Flour.
Baking Soda: This Bluebery Buckle Pound Cake contains sour cream and blueberries, both of which are naturally acidic. The sour cream is acidic in nature, so baking soda is the proper leavening for this Blueberry Buckle Pound Cake.

Kosher Salt: Salt is very important in any dessert; it balances the sugar and keeps the dessert from becoming overly sweet. It doesn’t take a lot of salt to balance the sugar in a cake recipe, so measure this ingredient very carefully. If you’re using table salt or fine sea salt for this recipe, make sure cut the amount in half.
Unsalted Butter: As usual, butter has a staring role in this cake! It gives wonderful special flavor, and also the creaming process creates the absolutely necessary air pockets that help this cake to rise. Additionally, the fats in the butter are needed to tenderize the powerhouse protein molecules in your all-purpose flour and egg whites. This ingredient does a lot of work! Make sure that your butter is room temperature before you begin. I set my butter out for at least two hours before baking time. If you don’t have two hours, 10-20 minutes in your waistband or pocket (or, as my mother would say, in your bra over your heart) will do just fine.
Cream Cheese: Listen…if you want luxury in a pound cake, a little cream cheese will get you there right quick. There’s a very luxurious quality to this cake that makes it different from typical bluerry pound cakes. It’s because of the cream cheese! That additional fat element helps give your taste that melt-in-your-mouth quality without sacrificing wonderful flavor.
Granulated Sugar: The sugar in this recipe adds a nice sweetness to this cake, and it also helps with caramelization! That gorgeous crust on the outside of your cake is largely due to the granulated sugar in this Blueberry Buckle Pound Cake recipe!
Eggs: The protein in the eggs adds structure to the cake, while the fatty yolk adds delicious flavor. This recipe calls for six eggs, which might seem like a lot. Trust me, it’s perfection.
Pure Vanilla Extract: Pure vanilla extract gives this cake a beautiful warm flavor; vanilla is a natural complement to the sweet blueberries! Make sure to use the good stuff, like Nielsen-Massey, for this incredible recipe! Whatever brand you use, make sure you use pure vanilla extract. If you want to use vanilla bean in this recipe, you’ll use the vanilla beans from a whole vanilla bean pod and combine it with the sugar before . That lends beautiful flavor and a visual texture that is even more appealing!
Sour Cream: I love sour cream for this recipe. The signature tang of the sour cream plays off of the sweetness of the blueberries absolutely perfectly, and adds a special je ne sais quois that cannot be topped. I love when people who taste my pound cakes cannot place what makes them so special. Full-fat sour cream also tenderizes the proteins in the flour and egg whites beautifully, creating a gorgeous crumb.
Blueberries: The literal star of the show! Blueberries dot the landscape of this incredible cake, and, considering there are 1.5 cups fresh blueberries in this cake, it’s no wonder that they’re so prominent! This Blueberry Buckle recipe wouldn’t be half as good without all of these blueberries vying for position in this incredible sponge.

Beginners Start Here
If you’re new to baking, or if you want to learn how to do some of the more tricky baking techniques, here are a couple of super helpful articles from the BwB site that will help you get set up for success with this Blueberry Buckle Pound Cake.
- My Favorite Bundt Pans
- Meet Your Kitchen BFF–Your Digital Kitchen Scale!
- Technique Tips for the Best Pound Cakes (& Big News!)
- How to Cream Butter and Sugar (With New Video!)
- Baking 101: How to Measure Ingredients
- How to Grease a Bundt Pan
- The Best Tools for Perfect Pound Cakes
- Knowing When to Stop a Technique
- Begin with Butter Home Baking Academy | Perfect Pound Cakes Class!
These resources are super helpful to help you build consistency and confidence on your baking journey. Happy Reading!

Important Tools Used in this Blueberry Buckle Pound Cake
So happy to announce that Begin with Butter has its own Amazon Storefront, where you can find all of the amazing equipment that I used in this special cake! Want even more specific links? Check out the recommendations, below.
I do get paid a commission when you purchase, but these are the tools that I use all the time in my own kitchen.
If you have these tools already, great! Think of this as a checklist to help you build the confidence that you’ll need to execute this recipe!
- Oven Thermometer
- Digital Food Scale
- KitchenAid Hand Mixer
- KitchenAid Stand Mixer
- Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set
- OXO Spatula Set
- Sifter
Frequently Asked Questions About This Blueberry Buckle Pound Cake
How do you prevent blueberries from sinking to the bottom of the cake?
To keep blueberries from sinking, combine with them with two tablespoons of all purpose flour immediately before folding them into the batter. The additional flour will ensure even distribution without allowing the blueberries to sink to one spot on your cake…the bottom.
Why do you use baking soda instead of baking powder for this cake?
This is one of those science-y things that I consider every time I’m making a recipe, but since you asked…😊
It’s all about balance. 🙏
Baking soda is the leavening agent that we use when we have acidic ingredients in our cake. The blueberries and sour cream in this cake make baking soda the right choice. When combined with the acidic ingredients, the baking soda reacts chemically, releasing carbon dioxide that helps cake rise.
Don’t worry, the carbon dioxide evaporates in the oven.
Want to know more about this fascinating topic? Lucky for you, I wrote a whole article about it!
What is Blueberry Buckle Cake? And how is this one different?
Blueberry buckle is traditionally a coffee cake, loaded with blueberries and topped with a cinnamon streusel. I mean…YUM. This pays homage to the classic blueberry buckles of my youth, while giving it a signature BwB turn in the pound cake spotlight.
It also has a cream cheese glaze for a little razzle dazzle, because there is literally not a bad time for a cream cheese glaze.
Why does this take longer to bake than other pound cakes?
The fresh fruit in this cake emits a lot of water as it bakes. Blueberries are about 85% water, and some of that water leeches out into the batter during the bake. That added moisture makes this cake take just a bit longer to bake than other pound cakes, but we’re talking single-digit-minutes, not 10-15 minutes more.
This Blueberry Buckle Pound Cake is going to be the talk of the summer holidays, BBs! It’s so easy to make, and so gorgeous on the dessert table, that you’ll be tempted to make it over, and over, and over again! (Just don’t lick all of the batter off of the beater and bowl; get everything into that bundt pan so that you can bake it up beautifully!)
Enjoy!















