4.8 from 64 votes
Easy Blueberry Buttermilk Cake
This Easy Blueberry Buttermilk Cake is a tender, moist cake made with cake flour, baking soda, and buttermilk providing a soft crumb. Applesauce adds moisture and lightness, while fresh or frozen blueberries folded in offer bursts of fruity flavor. The batter is mixed gently and baked until golden, yielding a simple cake suitable for room temperature serving.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings:
18
servings
Calories:
168 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups cake flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 tbsp butter softened, unsalted
- 3/4 cups applesauce unsweetened
- 3/4 cups buttermilk low fat
- 2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 egg beaten, large
- 2 egg large, whites
- 2 tsp vanilla
- baking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F. Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with baking spray.
- In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Mix well.
- Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, in a medium bowl, beat sugar and butter for about 3 minutes.
- Add egg and egg whites one at a time and beat until combined. Add buttermilk, vanilla and applesauce until incorporated.
- Add wet ingredients to the flour mixture and stir until just blended. Gently fold in blueberries.
- Place the batter into the prepared cake pan; bake cake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 30-32 minutes.
- Serve room temperature.
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Notes
- If cake flour is unavailable, you can create a substitute using all-purpose flour and cornstarch following a trusted recipe.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1/18th
Calories
168kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
3.1g
(6%)
Fat
2.9g
(4%)
Saturated Fat
1.5g
(8%)
Cholesterol
17.5mg
(6%)
Sodium
191.8mg
(8%)
Fiber
1.2g
(5%)
Sugar
17.1g
(34%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 168
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/18th | |
| Calories | 168kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 3.1g | 6% |
| Fat | 2.9g | 4% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.5g | 8% |
| Cholesterol | 17.5mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 191.8mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1.2g | 5% |
| Sugar | 17.1g | 34% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.