Page loading ... Please wait.
Baking & Dessert Recipes & Pictures

breakfast & brunch bars & squares biscotti recipes shortbread recipes comfort foods healthy baking
about us
thanksgiving baking
substitutions
ingredients
glossary
conversions
christmas baking
christmas cookies
christmas candy
english tea party
quick breads
chocolate recipes
pumpkin recipes
apple recipes
cranberry recipes
blueberry recipes
lemon recipes
strawberry recipes
trifle recipes
ice cream recipes
pudding recipes
easter baking
valentine's baking
halloween baking
baking history
bibliography

Blueberry Cake Recipe

Printer Friendly Page

Blueberry Cake Recipe

Blueberry Cake, or Blueberry Buckle as it is often called, is a rustic looking cake that is bursting with soft and sweet blueberries that are sandwiched between a thin layer of soft and fluffy white cake and a crunchy cinnamon flavored streusel. While absolutely delicious warm from the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, I am also quite fond of eating it cold when the streusel has turned hard and crunchy. 

 

Now, I urge you to try making this cake with other berries and fruits that are in season. Raspberries and blackberries are especially nice, and during the fall and winter months it is excellent with sliced apples, plums or even pears. Just use enough sliced fruit to cover the entire surface of the cake batter and then top with the streusel mixture.

Blueberries are native to North America which means if you live in the right place you may be able to pick your own. For the rest of us there are cultivated berries which are much larger in size and lighter in color. Both types are wonderfully sweet with just a touch of tartness. If taste isn't enough to get you to eat these berries, their health benefits will; rich in antioxidants, high in fiber, high in potassium, and low in sodium. When buying blueberries, look for firm, plump, fragrant, dark blue berries with a dusty white bloom. The white bloom is the blueberry's natural protection against the sun and is a sign of freshness. Always check the underside of the container for any wet spots or staining. Discard any soft, moldy, or crushed berries.

 

Blueberry Cake Recipe: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C).  Butter, or spray with a nonstick vegetable spray, an 8 x 8 inch (20 x 20 cm) square pan or an 8 inch (20 cm) round cake pan. 

For streusel topping:  In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, and ground cinnamon.  Cut in the butter with a pastry blender or fork until it resembles coarse crumbs.  Set aside while you make the cake batter.

In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.  Set aside.

In the bowl of your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, cream the butter.  Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy.  Add the egg and vanilla and beat until incorporated.  Add the flour mixture, alternately with the milk, and beat only until combined.  Spread the batter onto the bottom of the prepared pan, smoothing the top with an offset spatula. 

Evenly arrange the blueberries on top of the cake batter and then sprinkle with the streusel topping.

Bake for about 40 - 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.  Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool slightly. 

Serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 9 servings.

Streusel Topping:

1/3 cup (45 grams) all purpose flour

1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated white sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 cup (56 grams) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Cake Batter:

1 cup (130 grams) all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup (56 grams) (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated white sugar

1 large egg

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/3 cup (80 ml) milk

2 cups fresh blueberries

 
   

Bookmark and Share

Join Our New & Featured Recipes Email List

New Recipes

 

   
 

 

 

Top 40 Recipes of the Last Year*

*Top 40 Recipes based on actual site traffic from October 1, 2008  to September 30, 2009.

 

Contact Us   Privacy Policy Follow Joyofbaking On Twitter

Arabic Mandarin Dutch French German Hindi Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Portuguese Russian Spanish Greek Swedish Finnish

Use of materials on Joyofbaking.com is entirely at the risk of the user and Joyofbaking.com, Stephanie Jaworski or Rick Jaworski will not be responsible for any damages directly or indirectly resulting from the use.

This website and the contents are not endorsed or sponsored by the owner of the "Joy of Cooking" series of books or its publisher Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Content in any form may not be copied or used without written permission of Stephanie Jaworski, Joyofbaking.com.  Students and non profit educators may use content without permission with proper credit. 

A baking resource on the Internet since 1997

Copyright  1997 to 2009 Stephanie & Rick Jaworski