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If you’re looking for a coffee cake recipe that’s a little different from the norm, you should try this lemon blueberry coffee cake with a sweet crumble topping!
A FUN FRUITY COFFEE CAKE
Who is a fan of cake for breakfast?? This Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake is literally mouthwatering. You have the lemon and blueberry flavors, a crumble running through the center of the cake (as well as on top of the cake) more and a delicious lemony glaze. How can you even want to say no to that!? Plus it is easier to make than you might think and it’s all totally from scratch! If you are a lemon blueberry lover like me, then you need to make this Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake recipe!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Can I use frozen blueberries?
Yes you can. I would let the blueberries defrost before using to make sure that you get all the liquid out of them so the cake is not soggy.
What does the crumble do in the center?
We find that the addition of the crumble in the center makes the cake super moist.
Do I have to make a glaze?
We find that the glaze really adds a nice flavor touch to this recipe but it is a personal preference. You can add a dusting of powdered sugar on top if you’d like or just omit the glaze altogether.
Do I have to use fresh lemon juice?
I always suggest using fresh lemon juice in recipes, since you are using the lemon zest you will have the juice from the lemon itself. In my opinion, bottled lemon juice is terrible and the taste of it is nothing like fresh lemon juice.
Can I use other fruits?
Absolutely! Lemon goes with a lot of things so you can use strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, etc. Change this up to your liking and make it any flavor that you’d want.
How do I store leftovers?
This can be stored in the refrigerator covered where it will keep for up to a week. This cake can also be frozen. Do not make the glaze before freezing. Wrap the pan in plastic wrap and foil and it will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. To defrost: remove to the refrigerator overnight until thawed, make the glaze and then serve.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- fine sea salt
- granulated sugar
- unsalted butter
- vanilla extract
- eggs
- sour cream
- blueberries
- lemon zest
- powdered sugar
- lemon juice
- vanilla extract
HOW TO MAKE LEMON BLUEBERRY COFFEE CAKE:
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with baking spray, set aside. In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, butter, vanilla, and eggs until smooth.
Add half of the flour to the wet mixture and stir it in until there are no more dry patches.
Stir in half of the sour cream until there are no more streaks of white. Repeat with the remaining flour and sour cream.
Fold in the blueberries and lemon zest, set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, and lemon zest. Add the butter to the bowl and cut it in with a pastry cutter or rub the butter pieces with the flour through your fingers until the mixture resembles wet sand with a few larger chunks the size of peas mixed in.
Next add half of the cake batter to the bottom of the baking dish and smooth it out.
Add half of the crumble mixture evenly.
Spread out the remaining cake batter on top.
Sprinkle the remaining crumble on top.
Bake for 55-65 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack.
While the cake is cooling, make the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla until smooth.
Serve the cake warm or room temperature with a drizzle of the glaze for serving.
Enjoy!
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Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake
If you're looking for a coffee cake recipe that's a little different from the norm, you should try this lemon blueberry coffee cake with a sweet crumble topping!
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake, Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 15
Calories: 677kcal
Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups sour cream
- 2 cups blueberries
- zest of 1 lemon
For the crumble:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Zest of 1 lemon
- ¾ cup cold unsalted butter small dice, or grated
For the glaze:
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice fresh squeezed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with baking spray, set aside. In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, butter, vanilla, and eggs until smooth.
Add half of the flour to the wet mixture and stir it in until there are no more dry patches.
Stir in half of the sour cream until there are no more streaks of white. Repeat with the remaining flour and sour cream.
Fold in the blueberries and lemon zest, set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, and lemon zest. Add the butter to the bowl and cut it in with a pastry cutter or rub the butter pieces with the flour through your fingers until the mixture resembles wet sand with a few larger chunks the size of peas mixed in.
Add half of the cake batter to the bottom of the baking dish and smooth it out.
Add half of the crumble mixture evenly.
Spread out the remaining cake batter on top.
Sprinkle the remaining crumble on top.
Bake for 55-65 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack.
While the cake is cooling, make the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla until smooth.
Serve the cake warm or room temperature with a drizzle of the glaze for serving.
Notes
- Other fruits can be used, see suggestions above.
- You can use frozen blueberries, defrost before using.
- This can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
- If you do not like the glaze you can top with powdered sugar or omit altogether.
- The crumble in the middle is optional, if not using cut the crumble ingredients in half.
Nutrition
Calories: 677kcal | Carbohydrates: 107g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 136mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 73g | Vitamin A: 817IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2mg
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
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FAQs
What makes coffee cake different from cake? ›
Where regular cakes typically have frosting or glaze, coffee cake does not. Instead, it often has some type of crumb or streusel topping that is typically made with a combination of flour, sugar, butter, and cinnamon.
What is blueberry streusel cake? ›Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake is so fluffy, moist, buttery, and bursting with fresh berries and sweet streusel topping. Pour a simple glaze over top and garnish with blueberries for the best coffee cake ever!
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Why was it called coffee cake? ›It was not until after the Civil War, when the impact of German coffee traditions grew more pronounced, that the term 'coffee cake' became commonplace in America. Americans initially used it to indicate a chemically leavened cake incorporating brewed coffee into the batter.
What makes coffee cake taste like coffee? ›2) Add Coffee to Your Cream and Icing
Another way to add zing to a coffee cake recipe is to put more coffee in the cream, the icing and pretty much everything else. Again, you can do so in the form of super-strong liquid coffee if preferred, or go the dry way.
They actually go together
Science has discovered that coffee and cake really do go together. It comes down to the effects of caffeine in how we respond to sweetness. Caffeine dulls these receptors and makes us crave for something sweet to go alongside it.
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What is the fancy name for coffee cake? ›
American Coffee cake—also referred to as gugelhupf or Austrian German: kaffekuchen—evolved from other sweet dishes from Vienna.
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What nationality is coffee cake? ›Origination of Coffee Cake
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Is coffee cake considered cake? ›Coffee cake, or kaffekuchen, is a single layer cake with a sweet, cinnamon-infused flavor and streusel top made from flour, butter, and sugar. Streusel can also be layered inside of the cake like a filling. Fruit variations are prevalent, with blueberry being the most common.
Does coffee cake actually have coffee in it? ›Do all coffee cakes contain coffee? No. The name coffee cake implies that the cake is served with coffee as a snack, breakfast, or brunch item. This particular coffee cake does have espresso powder added to it to give it a coffee flavor, but most coffee cakes do not have coffee added to them.
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