Blueberry Pecan Coffee Cake

Blueberry Breakfast & Brunch

Try this with Florida blueberries in season and pecans, too! Spring is blueberry season in Florida. Two types of blueberries do well in Florida, rabbiteye in the north and Southern highbush in the south. Florida blueberries are harvested in April and May. In South Florida, you can grow blueberry bushes. They need acidic soil and lots of organic matter.

Photography By Pat Mackin | July 07, 2021

Ingredients

Streusel

1/3 cup brown sugar
1½ teaspoons cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter, softened
½ cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon flour

1½ cups flour
1½ teaspoons baking powder, strained to remove lumps
½ teaspoon baking soda, strained to remove lumps
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup buttermilk
½ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 cup blueberries, picked over, rinsed and drained

About this recipe

Makes 1 8x8” cake Enjoy a slice of this old-fashioned streusel cake South Florida-style, with a cafecito.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan.

For streusel, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, brown sugar, eggs and melted butter. Pour liquid over flour mixture and stir together just until dry ingredients are incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle blueberries on top, scattering evenly. Crumble streusel evenly over blueberries. Bake 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool on a rack.