This blueberry orange cake highlights seasonal flavors using a cake mix and seasonal spices, it's so moist and festive to serve and perfect with warmed apple cider or a cup of pumpkin spice latte.
If you need a hard-to-buy holiday gift, this cake can be made from individual min or large loaves, muffins, or even baked into holiday specialty-shaped tins.
Blueberries are frozen or fresh and can be used and we have a list of fabulous mix-ins below to change the batter for a different cake every time.
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Easy Tips for Making Blueberry Orange Spice Cake Mix Cake
- preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two small bread loaf pans with parchment paper
- mix all the ingredients except the berries using an electric mixer until smooth
- gently fold in the berries and any mix-ins you prefer
- sprinkle cinnamon sugar before baking on top is optional
- use the toothpick method to ensure the center is cooked all the way
Shopping Ingredients in this recipe measurements are in the printable recipe card below
- white of yellow cake mix
- vanilla instant pudding
- milk
- eggs
- blueberries
- cinnamon
- pumpkin pie spice
- orange juice
- butter at room temperature
- orange zest
Tips
- always preheat oven
- full loaves, bundt cakes, and sheet pan, also can be baked with this batter
- keep wrapped in a cool place after baking or freeze
- sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on the icing before or after baking with a light icing
- substitute another berry or IE: cranberries, raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries
- freeze muffins or individual cakes for up to 6 months in freezer bags
- dried fruits can be added in place of fresh fruits
- for chocolate fans add mini chocolate chips to the batter instead of berries
- add chopped pecans or another nut you prefer
- add coconut to the batter before baking
Pans to Use for Blueberry Cake Mix Orange Spice Cake:
- Sheet cake: 13 x 9 around 30 minutes
- Bundt pan: 9 -inch around 55 to 60 minutes
- Round pans: 9-inch around 20 to 25 minutes
- Mini Loaf and Muffins: 20 to 25 minutes
- Note: use the toothpick method (place in the cake when it comes out clean then the cake is cooked)
Substitutions for Fruits for Cake Mix Batter
- blackberries
- boysenberries
- chopped strawberries
- raspberries
- chopped cranberries
- dates chopped
- diced peaches
- diced apples
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Cake Mix Blueberry Orange Loaf
Cinnamon and spice Blueberry Orange Cake Mix Loaves. Tender cake bursting with fall flavors.
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 35 Min
Ingredients
- 1 yellow cake mix
- 1 box (3.4 oz) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons of orange juice from fresh oranges
- 1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
- 2 large grated oranges zested
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries (if you use frozen remove any ice and blot dry)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 2 loaf pans with parchment paper for easy removal (these can be greased also) or another pan you prefer refer to the notes for baking times.
- In a mixing bowl using an electric mixer, add the mix, eggs, milk, butter, spices, and instant pudding and beat for around 3 minutes until smooth..
- Fold in the berries.
- Pour into prepared pans.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes (or see notes before for different pan used) until the toothpick comes out clean in the center and the middle looks dry.
Notes
Pans to Use:
- Sheet cake: 13 x 9 around 30 minutes
- Bundt pan: 9 -inch around 55 to 60 minutes
- Round pans: 9-inch around 20 to 25 minutes
- Mini Loaf and Muffins: 20 to 25 minutes
- Note: use the toothpick method (place in the cake when it comes out clean then the cake is cooked)
Substitutions for Fruits
- blackberries
- boysenberries
- chopped strawberries
- raspberries
- chopped cranberries
- dates chopped
- diced peaches
- diced apples
Tips
- always preheat oven
- full loaves, bundt cakes, and sheet pan, also can be baked with this batter
- keep wrapped in a cool place after baking or freeze
- sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on the icing before or after baking with a light icing
- substitute another berry or IE: cranberries, raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries
- freeze muffins or individual cakes for up to 6 months in freezer bags
- dried fruits can be added in place of fresh fruits
- for chocolate fans add mini chocolate chips to the batter instead of berries
- add chopped pecans or another nut you prefer
- add coconut to the batter before baking
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