Blueberry Buckle In A Cup

Besides apple, blueberry is the other fruit that appears very frequently in my baking ingredient list. Among the many blueberry cakes that I have tried, my favorite is none other than this Blueberry Buckle Cupcake that I have adapted from Joy of Baking and baked countless times.

The crispy toppings coupled with moist and soft cake-texture, it is well-liked by many of my colleagues who have tried it.

The recipe below can be used for individual cupcakes or one round cake. I usually baked into individual sized cupcake as it will be quite messy to cut and serve it by slices because of the streusel toppings.

 

Blueberry Buckle In A Cup

(Yield 6 large cupcakes or 8 inch (20 cm) round cake) 

Streusel Topping:

• 45g all purpose flour
• 65g granulated white sugar (I used golden castor sugar)
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 56g cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Cake Batter:

• 130g all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 56g unsalted butter, room temperature
• 100g granulated white sugar (I used 60g golden castor sugar)
• 1 large egg
• ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
• 80 ml milk
• 2 cups fresh blueberries (I used only 1 cup)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees C.
2. For streusel topping: mix together the flour, sugar, and ground cinnamon. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until it resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
3. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
4. With a hand mixer, beat the butter in a separate bowl until smooth. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until incorporated. Add the flour mixture, alternately with the milk, over 3 times. Beat until just combined.
5. Divide the batter equally into 6 cupcakes. Scatter the blueberries on top of each cup of cake batter and then cover them with the streusel topping.
6. Bake for about 25 minutes or until a small knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool slightly.

Note: I over-filled the cups and thus resulted in these over-flown, extra large cup cakes :(