Blueberry Coffee Cake is light and moist with a burst of blueberries in every bite. Made with a creamy sour cream base and fresh blueberries, it’s an old-fashioned coffee cake that looks and tastes like it came from a bakery.
Holly’s Recipe Highlights: Blueberry Coffee Cake
Flavor: Homemade blueberry coffee cake is sweet, fragrant, and comforting.
Make Ahead: Bake a day ahead, and the flavors will blend even more! This cake can be enjoyed all week long.
Budget Tip: Blueberries from the garden or even frozen blueberries can be used instead of buying fresh ones from the grocery store.
Recommended Tools: Non-stick or silicone bundt pans are a worthy investment to ensure no-fuss removal.
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Servings: 12 slices Cooking Method: Baked
Basic Coffee Cake Ingredients
- Cake: Sour cream is the flavor base in this blueberry coffee cake recipe, but you can replace it with plain Greek yogurt. Be sure to use real butter for the richest flavor, and check the expiry dates on baking powder and baking soda to be sure they’re still fresh for the best rise.
- Filling: Fresh blueberries are preferred since frozen berries can ‘bleed’ color into the cake, making it more purple than layered.
- Glaze: Made with two simple ingredients, milk and powdered sugar, this glaze is perfect to use on other baked goods like chewy lime cookies or cake mix banana bread too.
- Garnish (optional): Fresh blueberries, sliced almonds, or a little lemon zest add Insta-worthy flair to this blueberry coffee cake recipe.
Second Slice Solutions
- Refrigerator: Store blueberry coffee cake in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Freezer: Slices can be wrapped in plastic wrap, transferred to a zippered bag, and frozen for up to one month. Thaw slices at room temperature.
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Blueberry Coffee Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cup butter
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sour cream
Filling:
- ¼ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoon milk
Garnish:
- ½ cup blueberries optional
Instructions
- Grease and flour a bundt or tube pan; set aside. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs one at a time, mixing until yolk disappears, then the vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to cream mixture, alternating with the sour cream, until well combined.
- In a small bowl combine brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon; set aside.
- Pour a third of the batter into prepared baking pan, spreading evenly.
- Sprinkle half of the brown sugar mixture over the batter in the pan. Place half of the blueberries on top. Repeat layers then top with the remaining batter.
- Bake until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55-65 minutes. Allow cake to cool in the pan, set on a wire baking rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on wire baking rack.
- Meanwhile, prepare the glaze. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons of milk together until smooth. Add more milk as necessary to obtain a pouring consistency.
- Drizzle glaze over cooled coffee cake. Garnish with fresh blueberries.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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So happy to see your Blueberry Coffee Cake…gonna make 2…1 for me and 1 for my Sis in Alabama…Thanks, Colleen
So sweet! Your sis will be so lucky Colleen!