Blueberry Buttermilk Cake Recipe

Blueberry Buttermilk Cake Recipe

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 28

Total Time: 53

Servings: servings

Calories: 439kcal

This blueberry buttermilk coffee cake recipe is light and airy with warm cinnamon flavors and a juicy blueberry filling that pops with every bite.

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Ingredients

Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour sifted
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1-1/4 cups light brown sugar
3 tbsp honey
1/2 cup butter unsalted
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup blueberries

Streusel Topping

6 tbsp flour
3 tbsp brown sugar
3 tbsp butter unsalted - melted and cooled
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Tiny pinch of salt

Blueberry Filling

2-1/2 cups blueberries
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp honey
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

Cake

Sift the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together.
2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp cinnamon
In a small bowl, whisk the egg, milk, and vanilla.
1 cup buttermilk, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract
Using a mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, brown sugar, and honey.
1-1/4 cups light brown sugar, 3 tbsp honey, 1/2 cup butter
Add the wet and dry ingredients, alternating between the two. Mix lightly until the dry ingredients have just been incorporated.
Fold 1 cup of blueberries into the batter.
1 cup blueberries

Streusel Topping

Melt the butter.
3 tbsp butter
In a small bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
6 tbsp flour, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, Tiny pinch of salt
Once the melted butter has cooled, mix it with the dried ingredients using a fork. The streusel should be lumpy with a variety of shapes and sizes.

Baking the Cake

Split the cake batter between two prepared 8-inch cake pans.
Sprinkle the streusel topping over both layers and bake in a preheated 350℉ oven for 28 to 32 minutes.
Let the layers cool before removing them from the pans. Cover one with the blueberry filling and place the other on top.

Blueberry Filling

In a small saucepan on medium heat, add the blueberries, honey, sugar, and cinnamon. Stir occasionally as the mixture comes to temperature. Once the blueberries have broken down and started to thicken, reduce the heat to a simmer and add the lemon juice.
2-1/2 cups blueberries, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp honey, 1/2 tsp cinnamon
It usually takes 15 to 20 minutes of cooking time for the filling to thicken. It will continue to thicken as it cools and is done when it has a jam like consistency.

Notes

I usually make the filling while the layers are baking, which gives it enough time to come together and thicken while everything cools. It can also be made ahead of time.

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