Blueberry Buckle – A Summer Classic

A fruit filled summer classic, there are a lot of adjectives that could apply to this Blueberry Buckle recipe.  Versatile, simple, moist, sweet… addictive! A coffee-cake-meets-fruit-crisp staple that will never let you down. 

You can use this recipe with almost and ripe fruit; apples, peaches, plums, strawberries, even sugared rhubarb. One of those downhome, recipes that stands the test of time.

Good Cake Advice

An old-fashioned brown sugar cake, Blueberry Buckle has its own rustic country charm. But for all it’s simplicity, you can still get it wrong.  Lumpy sugary bits, uneven leavening or dry, unappetizing texture – often a result of uneven mixing.  The best pastry advice tip I’ve ever been given is this: scrape your bowl.   

Scrape down your bowl on every step, particularly if you’re using a stand mixer.  Mixers tend not to get right to the very bottom, they also leave butter and dry ingredients on the side of the bowl.  Pastry is the scientific end of the kitchen, it’s very exacting. This is why pastry chefs follow precise measurements.

Scraping the bowl between steps will help ensure the full incorporation of all ingredients, evenly.  This is critical on the sweet side of the kitchen. 

Sugar vs. Salt

Cuisine is more forgiving. You can fix a sauce a million different ways while cooking.  But pastry, you either get right, or you don’t. You can’t fix it once it’s in the oven.  If our cookies don’t spread evenly, your cake is dry or your squares will have hard lumps of sugar chances are, you missed the mix and left ingredients in the bowl.

When you’re making a cake take a few extra minutes and get it right the first time. You’ll be glad you did. Your Blueberry Buckle is worth it.

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Blueberry Buckle – A Summer Classic

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• Author: Cori Horton
• Total Time: 1 hour 35 mins
• Yield: serves 10 - 12 1x

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A fruit filled summer classic, there are a lot of adjectives that could apply to this Blueberry Buckle recipe. Versatile, simple, moist, sweet… addictive! A coffee-cake-meets-fruit-crisp staple that will never let you down.

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Ingredients

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• 1 1/2 of flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 cup of brown sugar
• 1/2 cup salted butter, room temperature
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 2 cups blueberries
• ***TOPPING***
• 3/4 cups flour
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 6 tablespoons salted butter

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare a 9 inch springform pan, coating the inside liberally with butter. If you’re concerned about your cake sticking, add a round of parchment to the bottom, over top the butter.
2. CAKE: In a large bowl using a mixer on medium setting (or wooden spoon and some elbow grease) cream together 3/4 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 cup of softened butter until smooth and light; about 3 minutes, then scrape down bowl.
3. While you cream the butter and sugar, whisk dry ingredients – flour, baking powder and lemon zest – in a separate bowl to combine.
4. Once butter and sugar and light and well whipped; add vanilla, then eggs one at a time while mixing constantly. Scrape down bowl in between to ensure all butter is well mixed.
5. Now begin adding flour, about one third at a time, alternating with milk. Scrape down bowl before adding the last of your milk and then mix until you have a smooth, creamy batter; about 4 minutes all together.
6. Pour batter evenly into prepared 9 inch springform pan. Top with blueberries, gently pressing the first layer into the batter below.
7. TOPPING: In a third bowl combine 3/4 cups flour, 6 tablespoons brown sugar, nutmeg and salted butter, with a wooden spoon or spatula until you have a dry, crumbly topping.Top blueberries, spreading evenly, but allowing some room on the edges for the berry juice to bubble up.
8. Bake at Blueberry Buckle at 350°F(Bake at 175°C) for 50 – 60 minutes or until juice from the blueberries begins to bubble in the centre of the cake.
9. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Before removing pan, loosen edges with a paring knife run around the outside, then gently loosen ring and remove cake. Slice and serve, with vanilla ice cream, creme fraiche,or whipped cream. To avoid pieces crumbling under the knife, chill before cutting… if you can wait that long.

Notes

If you prefer, you can blend in your blueberries, or layer alternating with batter and berries. If using frozen berries, sprinkel with a tablespoon of flour mix and toss to coat. This will keep them from bleeding and tainting your cake blue.

• Prep Time: 40 mins
• Cook Time: 55 mins
• Category: Cake
• Cuisine: American

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