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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake

I told you we had too many blueberries (thanks to Grammy!) to consume quickly enough before they went bad. And that is saying something since I have a niece who eats berries like candy.

In addition to the Blueberry Snickerdoodle Cookies from Monday, I tried this recipe from Alexandra's Kitchen. Let me tell you, the batter was sooooo yummy. I may or may not have had more than one spoonful of it, raw egg and all. Tsk tsk. But, you will too when you make this.


Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake
by Alexandra from Alexandra's Kitchen
Serves 6-8

½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 tsp. lemon zest or more — zest from 1 large lemon
7/8 cup + 1 T. sugar
1 egg, room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. kosher salt
2 cups fresh blueberries
½ cup buttermilk

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Cream butter with lemon zest and 7/8 cup of the sugar until light and fluffy.

2. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. Meanwhile, toss the blueberries with ¼ cup of flour, then whisk together the remaining flour, baking powder and salt.

3. Add the flour mixture to the batter a little at a time, alternating with the buttermilk. Fold in the blueberries.

4. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan (or something similar) with butter or coat with non-stick spray. Spread batter into pan. Sprinkle batter with remaining tablespoon of sugar. Bake for 35 minutes. Check with a toothpick for doneness. If necessary, return pan to oven for a couple of more minutes. (Note: Baking for as long as 10 minutes more might be necessary.) Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving.


Addie thought it was her birthday cake and Michelle and Steve devoured half of it. (Not to embarrass them or anything, but they did.) Success.

11 comments:

  1. I'm not even ashamed to admit I ate half of it. It was amazing... Probably would have eaten more if it weren't for those containers. Lol.

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  2. yum! This looks delicious! I am stopping by from the Something Swanky Blog hop! I would love for you to come check out my blog and follow me too if your not already! Thanks!
    -Nikki
    http://chef-n-training.blogspot.com/

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  3. Ok, now my mouth is watering. I can just imagine how your kitchen smelled! It looks so tender and buttery, and juicy, and um... YUM!!! I'll definetly have to try this!

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  4. Yummy, looks great! Stopping by from Something Swanky, I'm your newest follower. I hope you'll visit my blog at thecrunchymamacita.blogspot.com and follow back :)

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  5. Anything that includes the words "breakfast cake" must be tried in my opinion. I'm pinning this right now. It looks beyond delicious! Thanks for sharing.

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  6. This looks like heaven in a pan. I think that buttermilk just ramps up the notch on things. Joni

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  7. These look amazingly yummy, Mallory! I'll have to make them. Thanks for stopping over at SAS Interiors - I'm your newest follower.

    ~Jenna, SAS Interiors

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  8. You are such an amazing baker and cook!! Can you teach me your skills sometime?

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  9. Thanks for stopping by! I hope that is made with Oregon blueberries. Come see the catacombs wreath.

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  10. definitely thought i had stopped by (oops! sorry) although i did see this recipe floating around Pinterest!! :) it looks really yummy and would be gone within a day or two! do you eat it warm with ice cream?

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  11. yum! i love blueberries and this looks wonderful! I would love for you to come link this and/or any other projects you have been up to at the Tuesday Talent Show! Hope to see you there!
    -Nikki
    http://chef-n-training.blogspot.com/

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