Blueberry Coconut Yogurt Coffee Cake and a Food Blogger Cookbook Swap
Adapted from the original Buttercup Bakery Coffee Cake, this recipe is lighter, sweeter and a little nutty. The perfect coffee cake for any brunch or breakfast spread.
When I started blogging over two years ago, I had no idea the number of food bloggers that were out there. To be honest, I never really looked at a food blog. Don’t think I thought I had the food blog world corner when I started….I figured there were probably a dozen or so people posting their recipes on the web. What I didn’t realize was the network of bloggers out there already that had honed this skill of making their recipes look absolutely mouth-watering. Very much like the cookbooks and magazines I had been leafing through all those years prior. And the wonderful people behind those blogs…people that I would later become friends with.
What you may not know about food bloggers is…..we are passionate. We live, sleep, breathe and, of course, eat food. It is our life, it is our bread and butter. It is what brings us together. There are tribes of food bloggers that stick together promoting each other’s good eats like luxury products. And to us….the perfect recipe for bouillabaisse is the equivalent to a Chanel bag for some. A smear of butter on a warm baguette would be the ultimate treat if we were able to all meet in person. But sometimes, airline prices and miles of highway can get in the way. And so, we find other ways to “get together” to share our love of food without dipping deeply into our life savings.
I was fortunate to be a part of the Food Blogger Cookbook exchange this year. The idea behind the exchange was for each blogger to send a new or next to new cookbook to another blogger and in exchange they would receive the same. I received a The Buttercup Bake Shop Cookbook from Hannah at Blue Kale Road. Hannah, thank you so much for selecting a book that is so perfect for me! I loved all the baked goods and pudding recipes and can’t wait to share some with all my readers. The Buttercup Bake Shop is located in New York City. Those of you that know me are already aware of my love for New York and it’s jackpot of ridiculous food. I go there to eat. It was fitting that she sent me this book.
The book is a older but still includes many classics like pound cake and banana pudding. I will be adapting a lot of the recipes soon, the pages are already dog-eared and ready for me to spill flour all over them.
I really enjoyed participating in the Food Blogger Cookbook Swap, hosted by Alyssa of www.EverydayMaven.com and Faith of http://www.anediblemosaic.com and want to thank them both for coordinating the program.
If you have a moment, be sure to check out the other participants in the swap!
Confessions of a Culinary Diva
Culinary Adventures with Camilla
The Not So Exciting Adventures of a Dabbler
The Family’s Food
I’ve always wanted to share a coffee cake recipe with you all and The Buttercup Bake Shop Cookbook had the perfect recipe. I did make some modifications to lighten it up. I also added blueberries and coconut (and hazelnuts) because blueberries are divine in coffee cake and coconut is just awesome. I promise I won’t add coconut to everything because I feel like we’re heading that way. This Blueberry Coconut Yogurt Coffee Cake would be perfect for a brunch spread with this French Onion Quiche or my Monte Cristo Breakfast Casserole.
This coffee cake is easy to prepare and perfect for breakfast on the go. It could also be the star of any brunch spread…..be a hero….make this cake!
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Kellie, it is wonderful to meet you through this swap! So much fun. The coffee cake you made sounds divine and your photos are truly tempting. I look forward to following your cooking adventures.
Thanks, Hannah! Love your blog and I can’t wait to start trying some of YOUR recipes too!
Love a good coffeecake. Glad I could find your blog through the swap!
Thank you, Shikha!
What a beautiful coffee cake! Would also be a great breakfast cake… and lunch cake… and any time cake. I really want coffee cake now, ahaha.
Thanks, Rose! It was really easy to make.
Such a great looking cookbook. Your coffee cake looks amazing! My husband and son would absolutely love it!
Thanks, Tara!
Wow! Your blueberry coconut coffee cake looks pretty amazing! As a baker who collects MANY books, I’m sorry to say this is one I don’t have…..yet! It looks like a fabulous book and one I’m sure you’ll enjoy baking from! Looking forward to seeing more recipes from it. And I’m so glad to have found your blog through our swap!
Thanks, Anne. To be honest…I had never heard of Buttercup Bakery! So glad someone was able to clue me in to this little gem of a cookbook!
My son loves a version of blueberry coffee cake sold at Starbucks and I’d love to make your version at home. This swap was a lot of fun! Great to find so many cookbook ideas and lovely to meet other bloggers.
It was fun! Thanks for commenting, Holly!
Thank you so much for participating in the swap and helping to make it a success! The book you got looks lovely and that coffee cake looks delicious! That forkfull is such a temptation, lol.
Thank you, Faith! Thank you for including me in the swap! I look forward to working with you again soon.
What a fun book! It’s always good to see new twists on classic recipes. Your cake looks scrumptious and I appreciate that you shared the recipe. 🙂
Thank you, Adriana!
Beautiful cake! So glad you got a cookbook you love – that is awesome. Thanks so much for participating and helping us make the swap a success!
The swap was so much fun! Thanks for including me!
I am a similar story, when I first started food blogging I had not even looked at another food blog, but I am so passionate about food I wanted to share it with my friends and family. Now I find myself hoping to meet the friends I’ve made through the food blogging world as they are kindred spirits!
Great book, and glad to have found you through the cookbook exchange!
Thank you, Christy! If you’re ever in the Philly area be sure to let me know!
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I have recently dove into baking with coconut oil and I am completely in-love. Delighted to have found your blog and this recipe! Merci Beaucoup!! 🙂
I’m not a fan of coconut and I see a lot of recipes with coconut oil will that give it a coconut taste?
Some people that are sensitive to coconut say it does have a coconut taste, I don’t really notice it. You can certainly swap out the coconut oil for canola or vegetable oil with great results!
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