Blueberry Breakfast Cake

I made this recipe a could days ago for breakfast and it was fantastic! I'm a pretty big fan of blueberries to begin with, but this just enhanced my love for them. Plus, breakfast is my absolute favorite meal of the day, so it doesn't get much better than that. Now if only I could find a way to make time so I could make treats like this more often...


I found the original recipe here.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter (at room temperature)
• 2 tsp lemon zest (if you're a big fan of the lemon-blueberry combination, you may want to add a little more because the lemon flavor was very mild)
• 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour (you will use 1/4 of this to toss the blueberries in)
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 cups blueberries (the original recipe called for fresh, but I used frozen to save a little money and it still came out delicious)
• 1/2 cup buttermilk (to make your own, add half a cup of milk to 1/2 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice and let it sit for about five minutes)

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream sugar, butter, and lemon zest until well-combined and fluffy. Stir in egg and vanilla until combined
3. Toss blueberries in 1/4 cup of flour. Mix remaining flour with baking powder and salt.
4. Gradually add the flour mixture to butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk.
5. Fold in the blueberries. (The only thing about using frozen blueberries is during this step, the butter starts to solidify because it starts getting cold. Never fear though, it was not a disaster :) )
6. Grease a baking pan (I used a 9"x9" pan). Pour batter into pan and spread it out evenly. I found the batter to be really sticky, so coating your fingers with flour for this step might prove to be helpful. If desired, sprinkle some extra sugar on top to create a shimmery look (I opted out of this).
7. The original recipe says to bake it for 35 to 45 minutes, but when I made it myself, it needed closer to an hour to finish cooking. You will know it's done when the top is a golden brown and an inserted knife or toothpick comes out clean.
8. Let it cool for a few minutes before serving and enjoy! 

Confession: It is NOT done in this picture! My toothpick tricked me so I put it back in the oven for another 15 minutes or so. My point is, this is not the golden brown I was referring to.

Yummmmy! It was the best breakfast I had all week. ( This is the golden brown I was referring to.)