Whether you need a brunch or potluck dish, this streusel topped Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake is the perfect choice!
LEMON BLUEBERRY COFFEE CAKE
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Spray a 10″ Springform pan with non-stick spray.
STREUSEL TOPPING
½ cup butter, melted
1 ½ cups AP flour
¾ cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon PURE vanilla
- In a medium bowl, combine melted butter, flour, sugar and vanilla until crumbly. Set aside.
CAKE
¼ cup melted butter
¼ cup canola oil
1 cup granulated sugar
2 LARGE eggs
1 teaspoon PURE vanilla
1 cup vanilla bean yogurt or sour cream
Juice of 1 LARGE lemon
2 tablespoons lemon zest
2 cups AP flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups fresh or frozen small wild blueberries (see note)
- In a large bowl, whisk together butter, oil and sugar for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the eggs, vanilla, yogurt, lemon juice and zest and whisk until combined.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and stir just until combined.
- Stir in blueberries and set aside.
FILLING optional
8 ounces cream cheese
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 LARGE egg
zest from one lemon
- With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and lemon zest until smooth.
GLAZE optional
¾ cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Whisk together powdered sugar and lemon juice
ASSEMBLY
- Spread ½ of the cake batter into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Spread cream cheese filling in the center, staying away from the edge of the pan as much as possible.
- Top with remaining cake batter and spread to cover as much of the cream cheese filling as possible.
- Sprinkle the crumb topping over top.
- Bake at 350 for 60-70 minutes, or until center is set and DOES NOT jiggle when moved. You don’t want an unbaked center! and it could take up to 80 minutes.
- Let cake cool to room temperature before drizzling the glaze over top.
- Serve.
NOTES
- Frozen blueberries will release more moisture as they bake, so you may want to reduce the oil to 2 tablespoons if using frozen berries.
- Both the cheesecake filling and the glaze are optional – just depends on how much sweetness and decadence you want for the occasion.
