Blueberry Lemon Buttermilk Cake
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Serves: 9 servings
 
Delicious served warm. Nice for breakfast or brunch.
Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter -room temperature
  • zest from 1 large lemon
  • ¾ cups sugar + 2 Tbsp for sprinkling
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour (set aside ¼ cup of this to toss with the blueberries)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • ½ cup buttermilk
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. Cream butter with lemon zest and sugar until creamy
  3. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined
  4. In a small bow toss the blueberries with ¼ cup of flour
  5. Whisk together remaining flour, baking powder and salt
  6. Add the flour mixture to the batter a little at a time, alternating with the buttermilk
  7. Fold in blueberries
  8. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan
  9. Spread batter into pan
  10. Sprinkle 2 tbsp sugar over top of batter
  11. Bake for 35-45 minutes, testing doneness with a toothpick
  12. Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving
Recipe by Simple Local Life at https://www.simplelocallife.com/blueberry-lemon-buttermilk-cake/