Blueberry Coffee Cake

Blueberry Coffee Cake

This sweet blueberry bread/coffee cake smells amazing! It is perfect for morning breakfast or an afternoon coffee. It is soft, very moist and I also added crunchy, sweet crumb topping. It is also infused with some lemon zest. A great way to take a pause from blueberry muffins.







I love blueberry muffins, but I also wanted to try some new recipes, that's how I came up with this one. 
I used one of my recipes for blueberry muffins, but added an extra egg, lemon zest and more baking powder, since I wanted this cake to rise more.
I also decided to try brown sugar crumb topping, which I made for the first time. It gave the cake another pop of flavor.
If you like blueberries, this cake is just another excellent way to enjoy them.
I used an angel food cake pan, but it can also be made in a regular round, bundt of springform cake pan. 
I also used frozen blueberries, because that's what I had.


Blueberry Coffee Cake

Ingredients:

Blueberry Cake

2 cups flour
3/4 to 1 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp lemon zest
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
2 cups blueberries (fresh of frozen) 
1 tbsp powder sugar (optional)

Topping

3 tbsp butter melted
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup flour



Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.  Generously spray a bundt cake pan (springform pan) with non stick cooking spray.
2. Prepare crumb topping by mixing all ingredients with a rubber spatula and set a side.
3. In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and set a side.
4. Beat eggs and sugar, than add vanilla, milk and oil. Mix in lemon zest.
5. Add flour mixture, mix until combined. 
6. Add blueberries and gently fold them with a rubber spatula. 
7. Evenly spread batter into the pan. Sprinkle crumb topping.
8. Bake at 350 F for 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack for 15 minutes. If necessary run knife around the edges and remove from form.
10. Sprinkle with powder sugar, cut and serve.

Blueberry Coffee Cake