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A light and airy cake with soft blueberries and prunes and a gingery streusel topping to seal the deal! Who knew blueberries and prunes made such a delicious pairing? The pair is joined by warm spices to make this Blueberry Prune Buckle with Ginger Streusel a recipe that you’ll be craving over and over again.
Have you gotten into prunes yet? If not, you’re missing out. Try this recipe as well as this Soft and Buttery Prune Starbread. Don’t stop there! Try these Caramelized Banana and Prune Breakfast Bowls too for a healthy and delicious breakfast!
Hey friends! Happy Holidays! I hope that you all are enjoying this time with those who you cherish most! Here at Britney Breaks Bread, we’re doing our best to stay safe and healthy and enjoy as much delicious food as possible.
That being said, I made this Blueberry Prune Buckle made with California Prunes and honestly, it’s freaking delicious. So this recipe is a three layer situation. The bottom layer is a buttery soft cake followed by a second layer that is riddled with blueberries and prunes. Then, the ginger streusel topping. Woo! It truly brings the flavors of this buckle together. And when I say this is good? Oh, it’s great!
what is a buckle?
A buckle is a baked dessert akin to a coffee cake as far as texture is concerned. However, a buckle has berries or fruit baked into the batter, making the finished product appear “buckled”.
Think of a buckle as a cobbler with cake as opposed to biscuits or pie crust. When baked, the blueberries and prunes become jammy and soft while the cake becomes airy and light.
Why aren’t buckles more popular? I say we bring them back!! Make this Blueberry Prune Buckle and let’s start a movement.
what do i need to make a blueberry prune buckle?
One thing I love about this blueberry prune buckle is that it doesn’t require any special or hard to find ingredients. Often when we read recipe titles, we think that the recipe will include something off the beaten path – however, I’m here to assure you that everything in this recipe can be found at your local grocer. See below!
- For the ginger streusel, you’ll need flour, brown sugar, melted butter, ginger, nutmeg, and salt.
- For the cake layer, you’ll need flour, brown sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla extract, milk, and orange zest (optional but heavily recommended).
- Lastly, for the fruit layer, you’ll need blueberries and prunes.
That’s it! Bake it all together and have a delicious baked treat perfect for dessert or with your morning cup of coffee š
how do you make a blueberry prune buckle?
For starters, we’re going to make the ginger streusel topping. Start by combining melted butter, brown sugar, flour, ginger, nutmeg, and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Mix together with your hands until a crumble forms. Add to the freezer until ready to use.
Onto the cake. Combine flour, baking powder, brown sugar, butter, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, milk, and orange zest. Mix together and pour into a 9 inch springform pan. Add blueberries and prunes on top of the cake batter. Then remove ginger streusel from the freezer pour on top of blueberry/prune layer.
Bake for about 45-50 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees F. Let it cool for about 20 minutes and you’re done!
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Blueberry Prune Buckle with Ginger Streusel
Ingredients
Ginger Streusel
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
- 2 tsps ginger
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- Pinch of kosher salt
Blueberry Prune Buckle
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsps baking powder
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1 tbsp Orange zest
- 1 1/2 cup blueberries
- 2 cups California Prunes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Make the ginger streusel first. Combine flour, brown sugar, melted butter, ginger, nutmeg, and a pinch of salt. Mix together until crumbles form. Put mixture into the freezer until ready to use.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, brown sugar, melted butter, eggs, vanilla extract, milk, and orange zest. Mix until all ingredients are combined and a batter forms – it’s ok if the batter is a little lumpy.
- Spray a 9 inch springform pan with nonstick baking spray. Add batter to the pan and place blueberries and California Prunes on top. Remove streusel from the freezer and add on top of blueberry/prune layer. Bake for 45-50 minutes.
- Let the buckle cool in the springform pan for 10 minutes before removing.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Another great recipe! Please keep cooking/baking with prunes! They are so good!
ok so when i read blueberries and prunes i was skeptical… but i gave it a try and omg was this good. wasn’t too sweet and the crumb topping was exceptional. thank you for this!
Music to my ears!
Omg this and a cup of coffee in the morning, (chef’s kiss). Seriously though, this was one of those deserts that will be staying in the rotation, great work!!!!
Thanks so much! I’m so glad that you enjoyed it!