Blueberry buckle cake recipe

This is a single layer cake that has a heavy batter on the bottom covered in fruit and then a streusel topping. As the cake cooks, the heavier batter begins to buckle and push the topping upwards.

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup caster sugar

  • ¼ cup butter

  • 1 egg

  • 2 cups plain flour

  • 2 tsp baking powder

  • ½ tsp salt

  • ½ cup milk

  • 2 cups blueberries

    fresh or frozen

  • ⅓ cup caster sugar

    for crumble topping

  • ½ cup plain flour

    for crumble topping

  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon

    for crumble topping

  • ¼ cup butter

    softened, for crumble topping

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Gluten

Equipment

  • 1 oven
  • 1 20cm square cake tin
  • 1 bowl
  • 1 skewer

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 190C. Grease and line a 20cm square cake tin.
  2. Cream together the sugar, butter and egg.
  3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir into the sugar mixture, alternating with milk.
  4. Stir in blueberries and pour into the prepared tin.
  5. To make topping, combine all the ingredients and rub together until the mixture resembles soft breadcrumbs.
  6. Sprinkle the crumble topping over the cake batter.
  7. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
  8. Serve hot with cream.

Notes

Tip
The cooked blueberries liquidise and make the cake appear uncooked. Use a skewer in various places to check for doneness.
Tip
Serve hot with cream.

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