Dessert for breakfast is my new obsession. Last week it was these snack cakes, and now this – the breakfast buckle of my dreams. An empty bed and empty stomach in the morning can lead me to fulfilling indulgences we usually shove aside.
I’m going to be honest with you – this is sweet enough to be a full blown dessert; I understand if you don’t whip this up for breakfast. If you do… ice cream is mandatory. Ice cream is welcome in my early morning life, how about you? When you scoop it, do it generously, and with love. I love big, and scoop big – Â rules to live by.
If you’re wondering what exactly a buckle is; let me explain: a buckle is a single layer cake, baked with fruit, and topped with streusel. It’s essentially a fruit stuffed coffee cake. A fruit stuffed coffee cake!!!! How sexy does that sound? Seriously.
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It’s also the breakfast / dessert of your dreams! A dream that can be made into reality in less than an hour – make it come true!
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Blueberry and Nectarine Buckle– Gourmet Magazine
For the topping:
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
For the batter:
- 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups blueberries, picked over and rinsed
- 2 nectarines, pitted and cut into 1-inch wedges
Make the topping: In a small bowl blend together the butter, the sugar, the flour, the cinnamon, and the nutmeg until the mixture resembles coarse meal and chill the topping while making the batter.
Make the batter: In a small bowl with an electric mixer cream together the butter and the sugar and beat in the vanilla. In a small bowl stir together the baking powder, the flour, and the salt, beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture alternately with the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and fold in the blueberries and the nectarines.
Spread the batter in a well-buttered 10-by 2-inch round cake pan or 2-quart baking pan, sprinkle the topping evenly over it and bake the buckle in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean and the topping is crisp and golden. Serve the buckle with whipped cream.
Ari@ThE DiVa DiSh says
This sounds dreamy…Seriously..it’s one in the morning, and I think I’ll dream about it when I fall asleep 🙂 Looks delicious!!
bakerbynature says
Ari, those would be some sweet dreams!! I hope you get a chance to make it and have your dream come true – it’s absolutely delicious!
Jill says
Blueberry and nectarine! What a great idea. I love both of these and usually have them both in the house in the summer because they’re CHEAP! My husband is always asking me to make a fruit buckle. I guess it’s what his Mom made when he was a kid. I might need to recreate this one for him. I think he’ll love it. Looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe!!
bakerbynature says
You should make it for him, girl! And for you too 🙂 It’s so great having all the fruit at it’s prime right now and still be affordable – more pies, crumbs, and tarts to be made!
Beth says
I think I just swooned as I read this recipe. It doesn’t get much better than that.
bakerbynature says
Swoon worthy!? Oh my dear, thank you! I love a good swoon and fruit buckle combination 🙂
nancy at good food matters says
beautifully done, but I’ll have my buckle for brunch–I just a coffee-drinking girl at breakfast.
bakerbynature says
Coffee always come first, I agree Nancy!!
Kankana says
I am not much of a sweet tooth person but when it has fresh fruits .. I am game all the time. This looks so delicious and colorful!
bakerbynature says
I am a full blown sugar lover, but something about fresh fruit baked in a dessert makes it that much better.
Ruth says
Yum! I feel like a queen when I have pie/buckle for breakfast.
bakerbynature says
Hi Ruth! If eating buckle for breakfast makes you feel like a queen, you should do it often!
bakerbynature says
Maris, you always have my back when it comes to indulgences – my kind of girl!!
Charles says
Hehe, this is the second time I’ve seen a recipe for a “buckle”… such a curious name 😀 It’s like a crumble, right? Looks great – makes me wish we had decent blueberries around here, and then it just needs a big scoop of good old English clotted cream, complete with the yellow fatty crust 😀
bakerbynature says
Buckle is an oddball name, eh? My mother insisted on “google- ing” it to make sure I was calling it of proper name!!
Casey @ Pocket Full of Sunshine says
Looks yummy. 🙂 I love blueberries!
bakerbynature says
Thanks Casey! It was too good, and all gone – blueberries are the best!
Juliana says
Wow, this blueberry and nectarine cake looks delicious…and you are right…perfect to start the day. Beautiful pictures!
Hope you have a wonderful week ahead 🙂
bakerbynature says
Hi Juliana! Something sweet always perks me up a bit in the morning, and I definitely need the extra sugar boost. Thank you for your sweet words, and I hope your week is lovely as well.