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Blueberry Buttermilk Coffee Cake

BS' in the Kitchen (adapted from The Tasty Bite)
A delicious coffee cake with bursts of blueberries throughout.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 10 -12

Ingredients
  

  • 1 stick butter room temperature
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups blueberries
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  • Streusel Topping
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  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 stick cold butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheated oven to 350F
  • Coat inside of 8"x8" pan with butter, then dust with flour.
  • Combine butter and sugar in a large bowl, beat until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in one egg, and vanilla extract.
  • In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together.
  • In three parts, mix dry ingredients and buttermilk into wet ingredients (add 1/3 of dry + 1/3 of the buttermilk, mix until combined, the repeat two more times).
  • Gently mix blueberries into dough.
  • Spread dough evenly in baking pan.
  • Begin making streusel topping:
  • Combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl.
  • In chunks, mix in butter with a fork or beater until you get a clumpy mixture.
  • Spread streusel topping on coffee cake.
  • Bake cake for 45-55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when piercing center of cake.
  • Allow cake to rest 10 minutes before enjoying!