Blueberry Coffee Cake

I have been eyeing the box of blueberries in my fridge for the past 4 days, dying to bake this cake. I had the entire afternoon cleared to bake, and of cos, to eat!

I will be sharing the recipe and photos of each step so that if you should attempt this recipe, you can roughly know if you are on the right track anot by referring to those photos. And you should definitely try this out, it's easy and fast!

First up, let me entice you with yummy photos...

This is the perfect afternoon snack for me. Either with coffee or milk, this makes my tummy super happy! In fact, I think this would make a great breakfast as well. I might just jump out of bed early tomorrow morning just for my blueberry coffee cake. :o)

On to serious stuff, this cake has 3 layers, the bottom is a sponge cake, followed by blueberries and topped with streusel. And here's what you need:

Streusel topping:

1/3 cup flour (do not sift)

1/3 cup granulated white sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 cup unsalted butter (cold, not melted)

Sponge cake batter:

1 cup flour (do not sift)

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)

1/2 cup granulated white sugar

1 large egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/3 cup milk

1 1/2 - 2 cups blueberries

Armed with all of the above, off we go to bake!

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, 177 degrees C. Butter an 8 x 8 inch square pan.

2. We start with the streusel topping first. Mix together the flour, sugar and ground cinnamon. Cut the butter into small pieces and mix it in with a fork. This mixture will resemble coarse crumbs. If the mixture is not dry enough, add in more flour. And then set aside.

3. Moving on to the sponge cake batter, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.

4. In another bowl, cream the butter with a hand mixer. Then add the sugar and beat with the hand mixer until it is light.

5. Add in the egg and vanilla extract and beat with hand mixer. The mixture will now be wetter.

6. Mix in the flour and milk in alternate steps. (Flour - milk - flour - milk - flour)

7. Pour the batter into the pan and smoothen the top.

8. Arrange the blueberries on top of the batter.

9. Top it off with the streusel.

10. Put it into the oven and bake for 50 mins. It's ready once you stick a toothpick or fork into the centre of the cake and it comes out clean.

11. Cool the pan on a rack for 30 mins and cut into 9 pieces. You can serve it immediately or keep it in an air tight container in room temperature for a couple of days. (That is if you haven't finished it all!)

Try out the recipe and let me know how it works for you!