Description
Looking for an easy cake recipe that showcases the ripest, sweetest summer fruit? Learn how to make this blueberry buckle topped with streusel.
Ingredients
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For the Topping:
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup gently packed light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
For the Cake:
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 2 large egg whites
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
Instructions
To Make the Streusel:
- Whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a medium-sized bowl.
- Mix in the butter with a sturdy spatula or spoon until completely combined and a soft, thick crumble forms. Set aside.
To Make the Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-by-8-inch pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, about five to seven minutes.
- As the butter and sugar are creaming, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate medium-sized bowl.
- Whisk together the whole milk and buttermilk in a separate small bowl.
- Whip the egg whites with a whisk in a separate medium-sized bowl until very soft peaks form.
- Add the flour mixture and milk alternately to the butter-sugar mixture at low speed until combined, starting and ending with the flour. Mix until a smooth and thick batter forms, about one minute. Don’t overbeat.
- Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and fold in the beaten egg whites with a spatula. Continue folding until no streaks of beaten egg whites remain.
- Fold in the blueberries until evenly distributed in the batter.
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Evenly crumble the reserved streusel on top of the batter.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes, until the cake is an even golden-brown color on the surface and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool slightly to serve warm, or allow to cool completely in the pan to serve at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Cake
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Dessert
Keywords: blueberry, buckle, cake, streusel, crumble, cinnamon