Breakfast Ideas

What helps you to wake up in the morning? Is it a cup of freshly brewed coffee from your automatic coffeemaker or the barking of a puppy from your smart phone that just won't stop? Whatever it is, we all need a reason to jump start our day, why don't start with spending a lil more time on the most important meal of the day. Making a good breakfast for my loved one, or myself has always been my motivation to wake up early in the morning, for I just love the culinary art and the finishing touch that adds colors to my edible creations. Thus, I'm constantly looking for interesting ideas to kick it up a nudge and still not hold me back in my busy schedule.

I've been in a craze to try out recipes with blueberries as main ingredients lately, not forgetting my parents love blueberries too, it would be nice to experiment with some recipes and pick the best so that I can impress them when I go home next time :p Here's one of the recipes involving blueberries, it's called my Crumbelievable Bluebberry Coffee Cake, which has a crumbly topping and is great with coffee.

Crumbelievable Bluebberry Coffee Cake

Streusel (Crumble) Topping:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour

For the cake:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup fresh blueberries

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spay a 9 inch cake pan with butter coating.
   
2. Making the streusel topping: Mix 1 brown cup sugar and 2/3 cup flour, a bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup butter or margarine; mixture will be crumbly. Set aside.
3. For the cake: Beat 1/2 cup butter until creamy; add 1 cup white sugar, and beat until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Whisk together 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt; add alternately with the milk to the mixture, and beat well.
4. Spread half the batter in the prepared pan. Cover with berries, and add remaining batter by tablespoons. Then, cover with streusel topping.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes, until deep golden brown. Finishing touch: Dust with confectioners' sugar (optional).

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