Description
Sherry’s Blueberry Cream Cheese Crumb Cake is a delightful dessert combining tangy cream cheese, sweet blueberries, and a buttery crumb topping. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!
Ingredients
Scale
- For the cake:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- For the cream cheese layer:
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- For the crumb topping:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9-inch round or square baking pan.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream together butter, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth. Add sour cream and mix until well combined.
- Gradually fold in the dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in the fresh blueberries.
- For the cream cheese layer: beat together the softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and egg until smooth.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Carefully spread the cream cheese mixture over the cake batter.
- For the crumb topping: In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in the cold butter until the mixture forms coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the cream cheese layer.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Serve warm or at room temperature for the best flavor.
- Substitute frozen blueberries if fresh ones are unavailable.
- This cake can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 2–3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg