Description
Homemade blueberry breakfast cake brings classic morning comfort with sweet, tangy notes from ripe berries. Fresh ingredients and simple preparation help home bakers create delightful morning treats you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (9 oz/255 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- ½ cup (120 ml) milk
- ½ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup sugar (for topping)
- ¼ cup butter or margarine, softened (NOT melted)
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour (for topping)
- ¼ cup walnuts, finely chopped
- 3 tbsps cold butter or margarine
- 2 tsps baking powder
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp grated lemon peel
- ½ cup powdered sugar (for drizzle)
- 2 tbsps milk (30 ml) (for drizzle)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Heat oven to 350°F (175°C) and thoroughly grease a 9-inch square baking pan with butter or non-stick spray.
- Create Dry Foundation: Whisk flour, granulated sugar, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl until completely smooth and lump-free.
- Develop Cake Batter: Introduce cold butter cubes, egg, whole milk, and lemon zest into dry ingredients, mixing gently until just combined while maintaining a thick, slightly textured consistency.
- Incorporate Blueberries: Delicately fold fresh blueberries into the batter, ensuring even distribution without crushing the fragile fruits.
- Prepare Crumble Topping: In a separate bowl, combine granulated sugar, flour, chopped walnuts, and ground cinnamon, then cut in cold butter using a pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse, irregular crumbs.
- Assemble and Bake: Transfer batter to prepared pan, spread evenly, generously sprinkle crumble topping across the surface, and bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted centrally comes out clean.
- Finish and Glaze: Allow cake to cool for 15 minutes, then whisk powdered sugar and milk to create a silky glaze, drizzling artfully over the slightly warm cake surface.
Notes
- Butter Preparation: Use cold butter cut into uniform cubes for better texture and easier mixing into dry ingredients.
- Mixing Technique: Gently combine wet and dry ingredients until just mixed, avoiding overmixing to maintain a tender cake crumb.
- Blueberry Handling: Fold berries delicately to prevent crushing, ensuring even distribution throughout the batter.
- Crumble Success: Cut cold butter into topping mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs for the perfect crunchy texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg