The Blueberry Buttermilk Breakfast Bake, or The BBBB, is a dessert you can and should eat for breakfast! Is there a better way to start the day? Little bursts of tart, bright blueberries swirl in a tender cake with the wonderful tang of buttermilk running throughout. It’s sweet and moist and a little sprinkle of sugar on top just adds to the wonder of having slice after slice! The BBBB is a beautiful brunch or breakfast bounty!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more, to taste, for greasing the baking pan
- 1 large lemon, zested
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups fresh blueberries, cleaned and picked over
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- powdered sugar, optional, to taste, for serving
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Using the extra butter, grease an 8-9-inch square baking pan.
Step 3 –Line the greased baking pan with parchment paper.
Step 4 –In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large mixing bowl, add 1/2 cup of the butter, the lemon zest, and all but 1 tablespoon of the sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
Step 5 –Add the egg and the vanilla to the butter mixture and beat until combined.
Step 6 –In a separate bowl, add the blueberries and 1/4 cup of the flour and toss to combine.
Step 7 –In a separate bowl, add the remaining flour, the baking powder, and the salt and whisk to combine.
Step 8 –Add 1/2 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir with a spatula to incorporate.
Step 9 –Add the buttermilk and stir to combine.
Step 10 –Add the remaining flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir until the flour is absorbed.
Step 11 –Fold in the blueberries, leaving any excess flour in the bowl.
Step 12 –Spread the batter evenly in the prepared baking pan.
Step 13 –Sprinkle the batter with the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar.
Step 14 –Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35-45 minutes.
Step 15 –Cool the cake for at least 15 minutes.
Step 16 –Serve dusted with the powdered sugar.
