Super Easy Blueberry Almond Cake
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This Blueberry Almond Cake is a cozy spoon cake baked in a cast iron skillet and ready in 30 minutes. It's a super easy blueberry cake perfect for informal summer desserts, served warm with a scoop of your favorite vanilla ice cream.
Servings: 8
Calories: 220kcal
Equipment
- 10 inch cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons or 113 grams) unsalted butter
- ¾ cup (94 grams) all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup (75 grams) brown sugar packed, if measuring by volume
- ¼ cup (28 grams) almond flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (120 milliliters) buttermilk
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup (200 grams) blueberries more or less
- vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for serving, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Brown the butter in your cast iron skillet. When done, remove the pan from the heat and swirl the butter around so it coats the side of the pan.1 stick (8 tablespoons or 113 grams) unsalted butter
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.¾ cup (94 grams) all-purpose flour, ⅓ cup (75 grams) brown sugar, ¼ cup (28 grams) almond flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
- Measure out your buttermilk in a glass measuring cup, then add the brown butter and extracts and whisk together.½ cup (120 milliliters) buttermilk, ½ teaspoon almond extract, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Gently fold the wet ingredients into the bowl with dry ingredients until just mixed.
- Carefully add the batter to the skillet - it may still be hot! Scatter blueberries over the top, and bake for 16 to 18 minutes until golden and set in the center.1 cup (200 grams) blueberries
- Serve warm, scooped directly from the skillet, with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.vanilla ice cream or whipped cream
Notes
Nutritional information is included only for the blueberry almond cake and not for the vanilla ice cream or other yumminess you will want on your blueberry spoon cake.
Spoon cakes are informal cakes best served warm!
Feel free to play around with other summer berries like strawberries or blackberries.
Nutrition
Calories: 220kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 261mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 388IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg