Blueberry Crumb Coffee Cake Recipes

BLUEBERRY COFFEE CAKE (AKA BLUEBERRY BOY BAIT)

Steps:

• Make the streusel topping: Combine the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl. Using your fingers, mix until no lumps of brown sugar remain. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until it reaches a crumbly state. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Grease a 9-inch square pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and granulated sugar until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl and beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract and lemon zest.
• Gradually add the flour mixture, alternating with the milk, beating on low speed to combine. Add the berries to the batter and fold gently with a spatula until evenly distributed. Do not over-mix.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the batter. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until golden brown around the edges and a cake tester comes out clean. Let cool in the pan on a rack for about 20 minutes, then serve right from the pan.
• This cake is best served on the day it is made. Leftovers will keep well for a few days wrapped in foil and stored at room temperature.
• Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The cake can be frozen for up to 3 months. After it is completely cooled, double-wrap it securely with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap, or place it in heavy-duty freezer bag. Thaw overnight on the countertop before serving.

BLUEBERRY CRUMB COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• The fruit: Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan with butter. Line with parchment paper and grease the top of the paper. In a small saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter over medium-low heat. When melted, add lemon juice and brown sugar. Stir until sugar has dissolved. Pour the liquid into the bottom of the prepared cake pan. Pour the blueberries into the bottom of the pan. This can be done in advance.
• Crumb topping: Mix together flour, sugars, and spices in a medium bowl. Pour in the melted, cooled butter and mix until large crumbs form.
• Cake: In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. Attach the bowl with the dry ingredients to the standing mixer and mix for a few seconds. Add the softened butter and a few tablespoons of the egg mixture, and beat for 10 seconds to combine. Beat in the remaining egg mixture, continuing to beat until very smooth.
• Pour the cake batter on top of the fruit and smooth the top. Use your fingers to create large crumbs from the topping and scatter evenly on top of the cake batter. Bake 55-65 minutes, until cake is set and the center springs back when very gently pressed with a finger. A cake tester will come out with crumbs attached, but it shouldn't be wet.
• Remove cake from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, at least 2 hours.Use a flat-edged spatula or knife to loosen the sides of the cake from the pan. Flip cake onto the rack. Serve with the fruit either on the bottom or on top, whatever your preference.

CRUMB-TOPPED BLUEBERRY COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• For batter, in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine 1 cup flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. , Toss blueberries with remaining flour. Stir blueberries and cream cheese into creamed mixture (batter will be thick). Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish., For topping, in a small bowl, combine flour and sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. Bake at 375° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

BLUEBERRY CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake:
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-inch round baking pan.
• For the streusel:
• Combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Stir in the melted butter and then the flour. Mix well and set aside.
• For the cake:
• Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on high speed for 4 to 5 minutes, until light. Reduce the speed to low and add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla, lemon zest, and sour cream. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the batter until just combined. Fold in the blueberries and stir with a spatula to be sure the batter is completely mixed.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and spread it out with a knife. With your fingers,
• crumble the topping evenly over the batter. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool completely and serve sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.

BLUEBERRY COFFEE CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Topping
• In a bowl combine the last 4 ingredients tossing to moisten. Set aside.
• In another bowl beat the butter with the sugar until fluffy, beat in eggs and lemon rind and juice.
• Whisk together the dry ingredients.
• Stir into the butter mixture alternately with yogurt, making 2 additions of dry ingredients and 1 yogurt.
• Scrape into a parchment lined 9 inch square metal pan.
• Sprinkle with blueberries and them the topping.
• Bake at 350 until tester comes out clean.This should be about 50 minute Let cool.