Buttermilk Coffee Cake

Ingredients

Ingredients for Topping

• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
• 1/4 cup butter softened
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Ingredients for Coffee Cake

• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 heaping cup Italian plums diced
• 1 heaping cup blueberries

Instructions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch square pan.
2. 2
   In a bowl, mix topping ingredients together with a fork or pastry cutter until combined. Set aside.
3. 3
   For the cake, beat butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until fluffy. I do this by hand; a mixer is great. Add the egg and vanilla and beat in.
4. 4
   In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
5. 5
   Mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture alternately with the buttermilk, stirring just until combined. Batter will be thick.
6. 6
   Gently fold in the fruit, and spread batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with topping and back to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
7. 7
   The coffee cake is good warm or cold. Cool on a rack for at least 20 minutes before serving.