6Tablespoons(85g) unsalted buttersoftened to room temperature
½cup(100g) firmly packed light brown sugar
¼cup(50g) granulated sugar
1large eggroom temperature1
1teaspoonvanilla extract
3ounces(85g) full fat sour creamroom temperature1
6ouncesfresh blueberries21 heaping cup
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350ºF (177ºC).
Spray an 8" square baking pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
STREUSEL TOPPING
Place flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt into a small bowl. Toss together with a fork until combined.
¼ cup (30g) all-purpose flour, 2 Tablespoons (25g) firmly packed light brown sugar, ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ⅛ teaspoon salt
Add the butter to the bowl, then use a fork to smash the pieces of butter into the mixture.
2 Tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter
Use your fingers to press the ingredients together until butter is in small chunks. I like to pick up chunks of butter and gently pinch them between my thumb and pointer and middle fingers to flatten slightly. I then drop the flattened pieces of butter back into the mixture so they pick up the dry mixture, then go through the whole bowl again with all of my fingers to "fluff" the mixture and turn the flattened pieces back into larger chunks. You are aiming for mostly medium-size chunks and some smaller and larger chunks. Set aside.
COFFEE CAKE
In a medium size bowl, toss together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
1 and ¼ cups (150g) all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon salt
In a large bowl with a handheld mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the egg, then beat on medium speed until combined. Add the vanilla and the sour cream and beat again on medium speed until completely incorporated.
6 Tablespoons (85g) unsalted butter, ½ cup (100g) firmly packed light brown sugar, ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 3 ounces (85g) full fat sour cream
Stop the mixer and fold in the dry ingredients gently with a spatula until no flour lumps remain. Do not over mix batter.
Spread the coffee cake batter in the prepared pan, then top with blueberries, spacing them out evenly over the top of the batter. Sprinkle the streusel evenly on top of the blueberries, then bake for 32-36 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
6 ounces fresh blueberries2
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a wire cooling rack. Enjoy as is, dust with powdered sugar, or mix ½ cup powdered sugar with 1-2 Tablespoons of water or milk to make a simple glaze. Leftovers can be kept covered tightly at room temperature up to 5 days or in the refrigerator up to one week. Coffee cake freezes well, up to 2 months. Thaw in fridge overnight and allow to come to room temperature.
Notes
Room temperature ingredients: it is always a good rule of thumb to use room temperature ingredients when using room temperature butter. To bring eggs to room temperature quickly, place in a bowl of warm water for 10 minutes. Read this post for more information about the importance of room temperature ingredients.
Blueberries: you can use frozen blueberries. Do not thaw.
To make in a 9" x 13" baking pan: double the recipe. Bake time is 25-30 minutes until golden brown or a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.