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Buttermilk Blueberry Cake with Pistachio Cream

This buttermilk blueberry cake is topped with silky pistachio cream for a one-of-a-kind dessert that's certain to please. Enjoy, my friend!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword buttermilk blueberry cake
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 16 people
Calories 468 kcal

Ingredients

uttermilk Blueberry Cake

  • 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour or 1:1 GF flour mix
  • 1 ½ cups almond flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 ⅓ cups granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs at room temperature
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 8 ounces blueberries fresh or frozen

Pistachio Cream

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 150 grams crema al pistacchio https://amzn.to/3HbtPf9
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • 2 tablespoons buttermilk

Garnish

  • 5 ounces blueberries fresh
  • 2 tablespoons edible flowers optional

Instructions

Buttermilk Blueberry Cake

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease (2) 8-inch cake pans and line the bottom of each with a round of parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. Set aside 1/4 cup of the all purpose flour. In a large bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom, and cinnamon until combined. Set aside.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar together at medium speed until the mixture lightens in color and becomes fluffy in texture, about 5 minutes or so. Reduce the speed to medium low and add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  4. Reduce the speed to low, and alternate between adding the buttermilk and the flour mixture in 3 increments. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and mix until *just* combined. Take ¼ cup of the blueberries and set them aside. Toss the remaining blueberries in a small bowl with the ¼ cup of flour (this will help keep thier color from bleeding into the batter when you add them). Add the floured blueberries to the cake batter and stir to incorporate.
  5. Evenly distribute the batter between the prepared cake pans, and sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup blueberries on top of the cakes. Place in the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 35 minutes or so. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack and cooling to room temperature.

Pistachio Cream

  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and salt for 1 minute at medium high speed until slightly whipped. Add the crema al pistacchio (https://amzn.to/3HbtPf9) and beat for another minute to combine.

  2. Add the powdered sugar and beat at low speed at first (you don’t want powdered sugar flying all over), and then once incorporated increase the speed to medium high. Beat until the mixture lightens in color, about 2 minutes, then switch to the whisk attachment and continue beating until you have a light fluffy consistency, about 6-8 minutes or so.

Assembly

  1. Ice the top of one of the layers of the cake using a rubber or icing spatula with a thick layer of the pistachio cream. Place the other layer on top, and add the rest of the pistachio cream, shaping it into a big dollop with your spatula, and makin a small bowl shape in the center for the blueberries. Add the blueberries into the bowl shape, and dot with edible flowers and serve. Will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, but best enjoyed within 2 days.
Nutrition Facts
Buttermilk Blueberry Cake with Pistachio Cream
Amount Per Serving
Calories 468 Calories from Fat 243
% Daily Value*
Fat 27g42%
Saturated Fat 14g88%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
Cholesterol 96mg32%
Sodium 256mg11%
Potassium 163mg5%
Carbohydrates 52g17%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 35g39%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 756IU15%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 92mg9%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.