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    Blueberry Breakfast Cake

    Published: Jul 14, 2019 · Modified: Aug 28, 2020 by Jenn Sebestyen

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    This Blueberry Breakfast Cake boasts lots of healthy ingredients, but tastes like a delicious sweet treat! It comes from Melanie McDonald’s first cookbook, Vegan Comfort Cooking. Get this recipe plus a full review of the book below!

    Overhead view of a slice of blueberry breakfast cake in front of the rest of the cake

    Is there anything better than starting your day with something sweet?

    Especially if that something sweet has some redeeming health benefits as well.

    This Blueberry Breakfast Cake is full of nutritious ingredients like flaxseeds, rolled oats, unsweetened applesauce, cinnamon, and fresh blueberries.

    The sweet vanilla glaze takes it over the top, but it’s totally optional – my kids enjoyed it just as much without the glaze. I see slices of this unglazed yummy cake in their lunchbox future.

    Perfect for any time of day – devour it for breakfast, snack, or even dessert!

    Overhead view of a breakfast cake dotted with blueberries in a round cake pan

    Vegan Comfort Food

    Comfort food is defined as, according to Urban Dictionary, “Food that gives emotional comfort to the one eating it. These tend to be favorite foods of childhood, or linked to a person, place, or time with which the food has a positive association.

    Most foods fitting into that category are thought to be heavy, fatty foods, usually with a hefty dose of cheese. But, if you think that vegan food can’t be comfort food, you are so wrong! And Melanie McDonald has been proving that on her blog, A Virtual Vegan, for years! Now, she’s bringing you her first cookbook, Vegan Comfort Cooking, to drive home the point even more.

    This cookbook is full of “75 plant based recipes to satisfy cravings and warm your soul.” From breakfast and brunch, and main meals and sides, to snacks and desserts, it’s all here for your eating pleasure.

    Vegan Comfort Cooking Cookbook Cover
    Reprinted with permission from Vegan Comfort Cooking by Melanie McDonald, Page Street Publishing Co. 2019. Photo credit: Melanie McDonald

    Let’s Take a Look Inside

    Vegan Comfort Cooking is divided into 5 chapters with each recipe accompanied by a large gorgeous photo. It’s not often I flip through a cookbook and genuinely want to make every recipe, but this is one of those books I know I will find myself reaching for time and time again! Here is just a sampling of the drool-worthy recipes you’ll find inside…

    First, We Brunch ~ Ooey-Gooey Cinnamon Rolls; The Ultimate French Toast; Loaded Zucchini Breakfast Casserole; and the Berry Good Breakfast Cake recipe which you’ll find at the end of this post

    Indulge Yourself ~ Speedy Mushroom Stroganoff; “I Can’t Believe It’s Vegan” Roasted Garlic Alfredo; Heavenly Veggie Hot Pot; Smoky Tomato and White Bean Soup

    The Munchies ~ Showstopping Baked Spinach and Artichoke Dip; Pizza Party Pull-Apart Bread; Smash-’em-Up Salt and Vinegar Potatoes; Quick and Crispy Zucchini Fritters with Avocado Crema

    Sweet Talk ~ Dreamy Baked Berry Cheesecake; Drool-Worthy Cinnamon Donuts; Peanut Butter Nutter Chocolate Cake; Crispy Crunchy Caramel Popcorn

    Bits & Bobs ~ Life-Changing Vegan Butter; Tastiest Onion Gravy; Simple Pastry Pie Crust; Easy Garlic Ranch Dressing

    Collage of 4 more recipe photos from the cookbook, Vegan Comfort Cooking
    Reprinted with permission from Vegan Comfort Cooking by Melanie McDonald, Page Street Publishing Co. 2019. Photo credit: Melanie McDonald

    Easy to Find Ingredients

    All of the recipes in Vegan Comfort Cooking are made with easy to find ingredients readily available in most grocery stores.

    For the few ingredients that might be a bit unfamiliar to you, Mel gives great notes explaining what they are and where to find them.

    She also gives instructions on how to make many of the recipes oil-free.

    More vegan comfort food

    • Vegan Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
    • Sloppy BBQ Sandwiches
    • Creamy Dairy Free Potato Soup
    • Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
    • Vegan Carrot Cake with Cashew Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Breakfast Hash Browns and Veggie Skillet
    Collage of 4 recipe photos from Vegan Comfort Cooking
    Reprinted with permission from Vegan Comfort Cooking by Melanie McDonald, Page Street Publishing Co. 2019. Photo credit: Melanie McDonald

    How to make the recipe

    Now let’s talk about this sweet fruity oatmeal cake and how super easy it is to make.

    Mix your dry ingredients and your wet ingredients separately and then mix them together until you have a thick batter. Gently fold in the blueberries.

    Spread the batter evenly into a prepared cake pan and bake.

    The hardest part is waiting for the cake to cool before drizzling on the sweet icing.

    We ate this cake room temperature, cold from the fridge after storing leftovers, and also warmed up slightly in the microwave. Warmed up next to mug of coffee was my favorite way to enjoy it, but the kids devoured several slices at room temperature at all times of the day. Whichever way you choose, you really can’t go wrong!

    Slice of cake on a spatula being lifted from the whole cake

    Don’t miss these other sweet vegan breakfast treats

    • Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
    • Chocolate Vegan Donuts with Fresh Strawberry Glaze
    • Mint Chocolate Chip Healthy Homemade Granola
    • Vegan Cinnamon Coffee Cake
    • Best Vegan Brunch Recipes
    Close up view of a slice of blueberry breakfast cake

    I hope you love this recipe as much as we do! If you tried it, please use the rating system in the recipe card and leave a comment below with your feedback.

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    For even more easy family recipes, be sure to check out my cookbook, The Meatless Monday Family Cookbook!

    And don’t forget to order your copy of Vegan Comfort Cooking!

    Overhead view of a slice of blueberry breakfast cake in front of the rest of the cake

    Blueberry Breakfast Cake

    Melanie says, "Cake for breakfast is always a good thing! This one is stuffed full of healthy ingredients but still tastes like a treat, especially with the generous drizzle of sweet, tangy, yogurty frosting. Enjoy it fresh on the weekend – then eat the leftovers throughout the week.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Breakfast and Brunch
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes
    Cooling Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
    Servings: 10 -12 slices
    Calories: 142kcal
    Author: Jenn Sebestyen

    Ingredients

    For the Berry Good Breakfast Cake

    • Oil or vegan butter for pan
    • 1½ cups (173 g) spelt flour
    • 2 tablespoons (14 g) ground flaxseeds
    • 1 cup (80 g) rolled oats plus a few more for sprinkling on the top
    • ¾ cup (150 g) coconut sugar
    • 1½ teaspoon (6 g) baking soda
    • 1 tablespoon (12 g) baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1½ tablespoons (23 ml) apple cider vinegar see note
    • ½ cup (123 g) unsweetened applesauce
    • ⅓ cup (80 g) plain, coconut or vanilla flavor vegan yogurt
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 cup (148 g) fresh blueberries or 1 cup (155 g) frozen, plus a few to decorate the top

    For the Frosting

    • ½ cup (130 g) powdered sugar
    • 2 to 3 tablespoons (30 to 45 g) plain, coconut or vanilla flavor vegan yogurt

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). Grease the sides of an 8-
      or 9-inch (20.5- or 23-cm) round cake pan with a little oil or vegan butter and
      line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper.
    • In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, ground flaxseeds,
      rolled oats, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; then stir
      well.
    • In a separate bowl, combine the vinegar, applesauce, yogurt
      and vanilla and stir together.
    • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir gently to
      combine. Don’t overmix. The batter will be very thick. Fold the blueberries
      into the batter.
    • Spoon into the prepared cake pan and sprinkle with a few
      more oats and blueberries. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick
      inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and
      leave in the pan for 10 minutes. Then remove the cake, peel off the baking
      parchment circle and allow to cool completely on a cooling rack.
    • Once the cake is cool, prepare the frosting: Put the
      powdered sugar in a small bowl. Add the yogurt gradually, a tablespoon (15 g)
      at a time, stirring really well between each addition to smooth it out. Stop
      when you have a thick but drizzlable consistency.
    • Drizzle all over the top of the cake, allowing some to spill
      over the sides.
    • Store, covered, in the fridge. It will keep for 4 to 5 days.

    Notes

    "Melanie says "You will find apple cider vinegar in most of my cake and
    sponge recipes. It is a must-have ingredient for any vegan baker. It might not
    seem like an obvious ingredient to add to a cake batter, but when combined with baking soda, a chemical reaction happens, making bubbles, creating air pockets and providing leavening. This, along with a little extra baking powder, replaces the leavening action that would otherwise be provided by eggs, so you get a light and fluffy sponge. Don’t be tempted to skip it or you will end up with a flat cake!"
    ~Reprinted with permission from Vegan Comfort Cooking by Melanie McDonald, Page Street Publishing Co. 2019. Photo credit: Melanie McDonald

    Nutrition

    Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 380mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g

    Nutrition values are calculated using online calculators and are estimates only. Please verify using your own data.

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    Comments

    1. Lucy says

      October 01, 2022 at 3:22 am

      Is wholemeal spelt flour ok or does it have to be white spelt flour? Thanks

      Reply
      • Jenn Sebestyen says

        October 01, 2022 at 11:12 am

        Wholemeal spelt should be ok. It might be a tad more dense/crumbly, but I don’t think it will be that noticeable of a difference in this kind of a cake.

        Reply
    2. Linda Jones says

      December 21, 2021 at 5:00 pm

      Can this cake be freeze?

      Reply
      • Jenn Sebestyen says

        December 21, 2021 at 5:40 pm

        Yes! Let it cool completely and then wrap tightly in plastic wrap followed by aluminum foil. It should keep well for up to 2 months. Enjoy!

        Reply
    3. Eveline says

      May 31, 2021 at 2:14 am

      I made this cake for Mother’s day in Sweden and it was delicious! We have wild blueberries here so I had a bunch of them in the freezer. It works perfectly as a breakfast/brunch cake since it is not too sweet. I am so happy I tried your recipe, it is definitely a new favorite. Bonus points for it being completely vegan :). Thank you!

      Reply
      • Jenn Sebestyen says

        June 01, 2021 at 8:13 am

        I’m so happy you love it, Eveline! Thank you for sharing your feedback.

        Reply
    4. Hanne says

      February 02, 2020 at 5:24 am

      Easy peasy and oh so yummy! Didn’t add the topping, but no regrets. Great texture: soft on the inside, slightly crusty on the outside. So if you ever wonder: I ♥ it! 😉

      Reply
      • Jenn Sebestyen says

        February 02, 2020 at 9:30 am

        So glad you enjoy it! Thanks, Hanne!

        Reply
    5. Diane Bolton says

      December 10, 2019 at 6:49 am

      It’s in the oven!! my question is, I was concern how thick and hard to mix the bleuberries in it. Did I mixed it wrong? I really followed the instructions and re-read it twice, but put it in the oven anway and keep my fingers cross. My husband doesn’t follow my diet, and always quetsions my choices of recipes and rarely wants to taste them. Since he loves bleuberries I was hoping this would satify him this time. I really want to convince this is the healthier way to feed our bodies and lifetyle. Keeping my fingers cross until I drizzle that yummy frosting on the cae. Thanks fir all your yummy recipes.

      Reply
      • Jenn Sebestyen says

        December 10, 2019 at 7:59 am

        Hi, Diane! Yes, the batter should be thick! It more like a baked oatmeal than a dessert cake. I think you will love it…especially with that dreamy icing. I totally understand your situation. My husband is not yet on board with this way of eating either…although he does eat almost everything I cook. Here’s to hoping they come around some day.

        Reply
      • Diane Bolton says

        December 10, 2019 at 5:24 pm

        Wonderful cake, I’ll will make it for church on potluck Sunday. I gave 1/4 of it to my next door neighbo to share with her husband,, she eat it all lol. Thanks again for your earlier reply. A quick question how to store to keep it from getting hard, dry or too most (mushy) thanks

        Reply
        • Jenn Sebestyen says

          December 11, 2019 at 10:48 am

          Your neighbor sounds like a smart lady! 🙂 I would store it in the fridge in an airtight container. To reheat, warm in the microwave for a few seconds.

    6. Maureen says

      December 03, 2019 at 9:59 am

      I made this again this morning. It’s so yummy and totally satisfying. I used fresh organic blueberries and for the topping I combined the powdered sugar with lemon yogurt because that’s all I had. Delicious 😋

      Reply
      • Jenn Sebestyen says

        December 03, 2019 at 3:31 pm

        Sounds divine! So glad you are loving it! Thanks, Maureen!

        Reply
    7. Jen says

      August 14, 2019 at 2:13 pm

      Can you prepare the batter the night before, leave in the refrigerator and then bake in the morning?

      Reply
      • Jenn Sebestyen says

        August 14, 2019 at 7:58 pm

        Hi, Jen. I don’t think it would work to let the batter sit overnight as the baking powder and baking soda wouldn’t work correctly. However, you could certainly make it and bake it the day before and reheat the next morning. Enjoy!

        Reply
    8. Slaven says

      July 19, 2019 at 2:29 pm

      It’s definitely ok to have cake for breakfast. Tried it many times 🙂

      Reply
      • Jenn Sebestyen says

        July 19, 2019 at 5:14 pm

        Love it!

        Reply
    9. Maggie McConnell says

      July 19, 2019 at 12:25 pm

      What does spelt flour do that regular gluten-free flour doesn’t? I’ve never used spelt, but I see it in many of your recipes. Thanks.

      Reply
      • Jenn Sebestyen says

        July 19, 2019 at 5:14 pm

        Hey, Maggie! Spelt flour is NOT gluten free! It’s made from a variety of wheat, but it’s lighter and has less gluten than whole wheat, so I prefer it in baked goods. You could always use all-purpose flour or a gluten-free all-purpose flour blend as subs if you wish.

        Reply
    10. Maureen says

      July 18, 2019 at 11:45 am

      I made this vegan blueberry cake this morning for my 21 month old granddaughter and myself. I followed the recipe exactly as written except I only had 1 cup of spelt flour so the other 1/2 cup was organic white whole wheat flour. The batter is very thick and you need to carefully smooth it all over with the back of a spoon once in the cake pan. It’s a very quick and easy recipe to put together. I baked mine 35 minutes and it was perfect! I let it rest in the pan just about 10 minutes before removing and letting cool for another 5-10 minutes on a rack. The powdered sugar/yogurt combo is divine as a topping! Don’t skip this step! I only needed 2 tablespoons of yogurt.

      This cake tastes so amazing! My granddaughter finished a pretty big piece and asked for more! I told her tomorrow. I can’t wait for another piece! I love Mel’s recipes and will be purchasing 3 copies of her new cookbook. Two for my girls and one for myself!

      Make this now! You won’t be disappointed! It’s so yummy!!

      Thank you Jenn for sharing this wonderful recipe!❤️

      Reply
      • Jenn Sebestyen says

        July 18, 2019 at 1:17 pm

        Oh, this is wonderful, Maureen! I’m so happy you both love it! I hope you all enjoy the book as much as I am!

        Reply

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