Sweet summer blueberries, cream cheese and a hint of lemon zest make this Blueberry & Cheese Coffee Cake the perfect summer treat to go with your morning coffee.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 55 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings 12people
Calories 379kcal
Author Nicole Crocker
Equipment
Mixing bowl
Scraping spatula
Hand Mixer-
Baking Pan
Dry Measuring Cups
Liquid Measuring Cup
Ingredients
For the Cake
1/2CupUnsalted buttersoftened
1 1/4CupSugar
2Large eggs
2CupsAll-purpose flour
1teaspoonBaking powder
1teaspoonSalt
3/4CupMilk
1/4CupWater
2CupsFresh blueberries
1(8 ounce package)Cream cheese,cut into 1/4 inch cubes
For the topping
1/2CupAll-purpose flour
1/2CupSugar
2TablespoonLemon zest
2TablespoonUnsalted butter,Softened
For the Blueberry sauce
2CupsFresh blueberries
1/2CupWater
1/2CupSugar
2TablespoonFresh lemon juice
2TablespoonCornstarch,mixed with 2 Tbsp. cold water
1/2teaspoonVanilla extract
Zest of 1 lemon
Instructions
For the cake
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 baking pan.
In a large bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating until well blended.
In a medium bowl combine flour,baking powder and salt and whisk together.
In a small bowl combine milk and water and mix well.
Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix at low speed until well blended.
Gently stir in blueberries and cream cheese.
Pour into prepared pan.
For the topping
In a small bowl combine all ingredients and cut together with a fork to form crumbs.
Sprinkle over batter.
Bake for 55 minutes of until a toothpick comes out clean and top is golden.
For the sauce
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the blueberries, 1/2 cup of water, sugar and lemon juice. Bring to a low boil stirring frequently.
In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of cold water.
Slowly stir the corn starch mixture into the blueberries.
Simmer until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and lemon zest.