I’m sharing one of my all time favorite recipes with you today, a Blueberry White Chocolate Coffee Cake. This one nearly made it to the berry blog hop announcement post but then the Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream stole the show.
If you’re the kind of person who likes to kickstart your day with dessert, then I’d like to recommend this cake. It’s not too sweet, has nibbles of white chocolate, tart berries and crunchy almond topping. Occasionally I like throwing in half a cup of chopped hazelnuts.
I love baking coffee cakes and this one is so simple you can prep it in about 10 minutes, bake it in 30 and serve it 10 minutes later. It’s also the perfect last-minute treat for unexpected guests.
Over to the recipe: Tart berries enveloping tiny sweet nibbles of white chocolate in a simply divine cake.
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
- ½ cup chopped white chocolate or white chocolate chips
- 1½ tbsp coarse sugar
- ¼ cup chopped almonds
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9-inch round or square baking pan with aluminum foil and lightly grease.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla and almond extracts until smooth. Stir in about one half of the flour mixture, followed by the buttermilk and then the rest of the flour mixture. Stir only until just combined. Fold in berries and white chocolate chips to evenly distribute them. Pour batter into prepared pan and spread into an even layer. Sprinkle with coarse sugar and chopped almonds.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool completely before slicing.
Happy Baking!
This flavor combo sounds wonderful!
What a great start to my day this coffee cake is amazing sounding!!!! Nice one!!!
Cake to start the day? Why yes, thank you.
Hi Anuradha,
This is stunning with blueberries and white chocolate. Just pinned it too.
That looks heavenly. :-)
This is truly quite impressive, both visually and in terms of flavor content. I love the golden brown finish and nut garnish. Also, the stripe of blue in the middle is just wonderful. Superlative!
This is my kind of breakfast food! I love the plate it is shown on too.
Mmm, this looks gorgeous – I love coffee cake, and a white chocolate version sounds wonderful. I love the almonds on top!
I love kickstarting my day off with dessert, too. This cake looks so moist and delicious. Yum!
I can see why this is a favorite, it looks amazing! But honestly, who doesn’t want to start their day with cake? :)
Just gorgeous! Blueberries are coming into season here in Florida right now. This recipe is a keeper, beautiful photo too :)
I would love to wake up to your coffeecake. I think I’ll make this on Sunday and take it to work on Monday. I know it will be a sure hit!
Who doesn’t like to kick start the day with dessert? I certainly enjoy a good dessert at breakfast time. Makes for a very good day. Lovely coffee cake.
Nice combination girlie of white choc and blueberries. Seems we both had white choc on out minds recently! Love the way this cake turned out! Much love!
The layer of almonds sprinkled on top are beautiful – it’s like the perfect little finishing touch!
Oh my, this HAS GOT to be the most divine combination! You have the yummiest desserts and cakes, girl!
Damn. This looks tremendous. I would kill for a big slice of it right now. Fabulous.
NO way.
I am making this to take to my parents’ this weekend. It looks lovely, different and scrumptious!! Thanks for this post!
This blueberry white chocolate coffee cake looks absolutely divine. I can have two slices right now. Great recipe with beautiful photos :)
I am so much in hurry right now but could not stop myself writing a comment.
I am eating blueberry cake with smoothie right now. If I had seen this before I would have added chocolate to it. Have a good day!
Definitely shouldn’t have peeked at this while so hungry…
Wow, this looks great. Definitely something I’d like to make but I have a couple of questions. The recipe says a square pan but you obviously made a round. What size round did you use? Any particular pan prep for the round? Also, the recipe doesn’t mention the almonds on top. How much and at what point did you add them? Any other topping that you’ve used? Thanks!
Thanks Anita. I’ve updated the recipe.
– The prep for a round or square pan is the same. In case you’re using a non stick pan, you could skip lining with foil and just grease it a little.
– Add about 1/4 cup of chopped almonds along with the sugar on top.
I’ve made this cake quite a few times and love the addition of chopped hazelnuts once in a way.
This looks incredible. I was going to bake something else tonight, but I just changed my mind–I’ll be making this!
This cake is packed with all the good stuff! Love the blueberries of course and the almond topping is definitely a big plus for my liking! I’ve never had coffee cake that is round – how pretty is that! Your coffee cake looks moist!
It looks wonderful! The name is very tantalizing too!
This is pure perfection!
These look delicious! Love the flavors.
Blueberry and white chocolate?!?!?!? I think I’ve died and gone to coffee cake heaven! :D
Mmmm… Coffee and blueberry… Two of my fave things ;)
“Happy Cooking”
I would love to begin my morning with this …blueberry and chocolate..I’m there!!
oh this looks soo soo good.. and the almonds on top make it look even better..and must give an added texture too!!
you are the baking queen. i love the blueberry, white chocolate, coffee cake rendition!!! mmmm yummmy~
Oh, you had me at blueberry white chocolate. Yum!
OMG. There are no words.
What a delcious cake… Love the idea of mixing blueberries and white chocoloate… Great recipe!
I love a good coffee cake! It’s perfect for company perfect with coffee or tea. It’s one of my favorite things to have for breakfast or lunch. This looks wonderful and love the addition of white chocolate.
I like to kick start my day with dessert for sure! I think this will satisfy me perfectly :D
Looks delicious!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
dessert looks wonderful
Just simply delicious! I love coffe cake, I love white chocolate and i love blueberries! So this is just perfect:)
This is one elegant-looking cake. It looks more complicated to make than the recipe suggests, which is what I love about your recipes. Wonderful photos too!
Seriously beautiful coffee cake!! Wow! I wish I could grab a piece of that now. :)
O wow that is a beautiful cake! The crunchy sliced almonds on stop sound fantastic! If I could I would totally eat cake every morning :) I need to start finding some more excuses to make brunch after Easter!
I would love a slice of this with my tea right now!
Oh it looks so moist too!!! I love it:-) Hugs, Terra
I adore white chocolate, and this cake reminds me so much of a Viennese Torte with white chocolate and raspberry. I think I may try it with raspberries. It looks fantastic, Anuradha – I can see why it’s a favorite of yours!
This coffee cake looks phenomenal!!
Wow, a 30 minutes cake? Now that’s what I’m talking about! This looks so good, I love sweet treats for breakfast! The blueberries and white chocolate are a beautiful combination to put into a coffee cake. Fabulous job, it looks so delicious :)
Blueberry, white chocolate, and almonds … Yum!!
I have an innocent non-recipe related question.
With all these sweet bakes that you make regularly, how does your family consume all these sweet treats so often?!
What a beautiful cake! Perfect with a cuppa.
Cheers,
Rosa
I LOVE baking and eating coffee cake and a coffee cake not too sweet with fruit added is indeed the way we all love to start our day. This is such a beautiful one!
Thanks Jamie! xx
The addition of white chips is fantastic! My family adores blueberries in coffee cake and now I can take it to a whole new level with this. Lovely pics!
What a stunning and fabulous looking cake! I bet it’s bursting with flavor with those juicy blueberries and sweet white chocolate. Great combination! Thanks for sharing. :)
Looks so delicious. I would eat this for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Even though I am not a huge fan of coffee, I do enjoy coffee cakes or chocolate cake with little touch of espresso in it. Your recipe sounds simple to follow and bake. I am going to try it soon.
I promise that this recipe will not disappoint you. It may change your opinion about coffee cakes though. ;)
Oh. My. Gosh. I do not enjoy sweets in the morning, and this is right up my alley with the combo of white chocolate and blueberries. Swoon!
dessert for breakfast, yes please :) Lovely cake and that’s an awesome combo
Your coffee cake looks delicious! I like the blueberries and almonds combination, and the cake looks moist and tasty.
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Yes, please!!!
Wow, this looks incredible! I love that it combines blueberry and white chocolate– sounds absolutely scrumptious!
Blueberry and white chocolate in a coffee cake-delicious. No doubt some excellent texture there as well -well done.
Wow! I love how the berries sink to the bottom so you don’t know they’re there until you slice into it. What a great surprise! Would love this for breakfast.
WOW – this looks amazing!!! Such a gorgeous presentation. Adding this to my list for our next brunch.
White chocolate coffee cake, what could be better. The addition of blueberries. Beautiful!
I have some chopped almonds lying around, and wanted to use them. This looks like the perfect cake!
ah that looks like a master work! you actualy had me already with blueberry and white choco. ;)
wosh u a lovely weekend!
White chocolate and blueberries…that’s a killer combination!
I can totally see why it is one of your all time favourite recipes. It is amazing! I like the addition of buttermilk as it makes the cake a bit lighter in taste and I’m sure it goes well with the blueberries!
Aren’t coffee cakes great for brightening up a boring Sunday aftertoon? That’s when I like them best. ;)
You’re absolutely right. This one is perfect for a boring sunday afternoon.
Oh yesss…blueberries, white chocolate coffee cake..my favorite flavors! I need a piece right now! :)
This is one of the most beautiful coffeecakes I have seen! The flavor combination sounds heavenly as well, the white chocolate especially so! I would love a large slice!
Oh..how beautiful the cake look, and what an array of ingredients..exotic and simply yum!
Great flavours, beautiful cake, lovely clicks, very well executed.
I would have no problem starting my day with this :)
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Thanks Jennifer. :)
Mmmm, yummy!!! blueberries make a perfect filling :-)
Cheers and happy #berrylove
this looks delicious with just 1/4 cup of butter.. so delicious. i love coffee cakes, they go so well with tea/coffee.
This is one I will try since its simply but with such a wonderful outcome. Love the combo of berries and the contrast of colors is amazing. Thumbs up to another one of your great baking outcome.
I don’t even know where to begin! The cake looks thick and moist, the blueberries are just beautiful, and I love the addition of white chocolate. This sure beats the bowl of cereal I’m having for breakfast!
I love the sound of this! It sounds so delicious! Blueberries and white chocolate sounds like such a great combination! Yummy…!! Perfect cake for breakfast!
oh wow, this sounds delicious. coffee cake is one of my favorite things because it can be breakfast, an afternoon snack, or dessert. i love a multipurpose food. =) this sounds wonderful + looks gorgeous!