Blueberry Coffee Cake - Perfect for Breakfast or Really Anytime

Soft, sweet, and packed with blueberries and a slightly crisp, sweet streusel topping, this melt-in-your-mouth blueberry breakfast cake is the best way to enjoy cake for breakfast.

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Ingredients
½ cup unsalted butter softened (113g)
8 oz cream cheese softened (226g) (use full-fat, brick-style cream cheese)
1 ¼ cup granulated sugar (250g)
¼ cup light brown sugar tightly packed (50g)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour (335g)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 Tablespoon cornstarch
¾ teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk ¹ (120ml)
2 ¼ cup blueberries² (330g)

Streusel Topping³
1 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour (175g)
1 cup + 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar firmly packed
3 TBSP granulated sugar
¼ tsp salt
10 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled until no longer hot to the touch (140g)

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Instructions
00:00 Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and lightly grease and flour a 13×9 baking pan.⁴
00:26 Combine butter, cream cheese, and sugars and use an electric mixer (or a stand mixer) to cream together ingredients until well-combined, light, and fluffy.
01:06 Add eggs and vanilla extract and beat on medium-low speed until combined, pausing to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
01:26 In separate bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, cornstarch and salt.
01:59 Add about 1/4 of the flour mixture and stir on low speed until just combined. Add about 1/3 of the buttermilk and stir until combined. Continue to alternate adding flour and buttermilk until all are added and mixture is completely combined.
02:36 Use a spoon or spatula to stir in the blueberries.
02:51 Spread batter into prepared pan (batter will be thick) and prepare streusel, if using.

Streusel
03:24 To make streusel, whisk together flour, sugars, and salt. Drizzle in melted butter and use a fork to stir/toss together until mixture is clumpy but combined (all the butter should be absorbed). Do not use butter that is too hot and do not over-mix or the mixture will be like a paste! It should be clumpy and crumbly.
04:17 Sprinkle streusel evenly over batter.
04:28 Bake on 350F for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center yields moist crumbs or no crumbs.
04:46 Allow to cool before cutting and serving.

Notes
¹Buttermilk: You may substitute regular milk, but the cake may not be quite as flavorful or moist. You can also try my buttermilk substitute.
²Blueberries. You can use fresh or frozen blueberries. Do not thaw if using frozen.
³Streusel. You may omit the streusel completely or substitute a simple sprinkling of granulated sugar instead. The blueberry coffee cake will need less time in the oven (start checking at 40 minutes).
⁴Baking pan. I bake this recipe in a metal baking pan. If using a glass baking dish you will most likely need more time in the oven.

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