Friday, March 22, 2013

Blueberry Coffee Cake

This recipe is originally called Blueberry Boy Bait. As I don't need boy bait...I renamed it for my sake. But it is so yummy. Definitely a very sweet breakfast. I don't know if I would use it as a dessert, but I would eat it every day for breakfast if I could. I made it for a baby shower and it got rave reviews from all of them. They couldn't get enough (literally...we ran out).
blueberry boy bait
Photo Credit to Smitten Kitchen
Blueberry Boy Bait
2 cups plus 
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon table salt
1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened
¾ cups packed light brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup whole milk {or whatever milk you have on hand}
½ cup blueberries, fresh or frozen (if frozen, do not defrost first as it tends to muddle in the batter)

Topping
½ cup blueberries, fresh or frozen (do not defrost)
¼ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

For the cake: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 13 by 9-inch baking pan.

Whisk two cups flour, baking powder, and salt together in medium bowl. With electric mixer, beat butter and sugars on medium-high speed until fluffy, about two minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just incorporated and scraping down bowl. Reduce speed to medium and beat in one-third of flour mixture until incorporated; beat in half of milk. Beat in half of remaining flour mixture, then remaining milk, and finally remaining flour mixture. Toss blueberries with remaining one teaspoon flour. Using rubber spatula, gently fold in blueberries. Spread batter into prepared pan.

For the topping:
Scatter blueberries over top of batter. Stir sugar and cinnamon together in small bowl and sprinkle over batter. Bake until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan 20 minutes, then turn out and place on serving platter (topping side up). Serve warm or at room temperature. (Cake can be stored in airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.)

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