Blueberry-Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe (2024)

ShaZAM! So tasty! We’ll definitely make this again and again. Tackled the “spreading chewing gum over dry sand” issue by evenly dropping globs of the second layer of batter on top of the cinnamon-sugar layer and then gently smoothing it out with the back of a wet spoon. Close to magical.

Lovely recipe! Made it with peaches and blueberries and substituted whole-wheat flour and 2% Greek yogurt for the all-purpose and the sour cream. Fantastic with coffee this morning!

This recipe seems very promising (currently in the oven, smells great!) but "spoon remaining cake batter over the top" would be better described as "wrestle the batter over the top of the cinnamon sugar like you're trying to smooth chewing gum evenly over dry sand".

If you mean reduce the sugar in the cake itself to 100g from the 150g called for - yes, that's exactly what I did, and it was scrumptious. Perfect amount of sweetness for a breakfast item.I did add an extra egg yolk to put back the 'tenderness' the missing sugar would have provided.

Nice to get a recipe for a smaller cake that’s similar to the Bundt cake I’ve made for decades. Add a teaspoon or so of lemon zest & a handful of chopped pecans to the topping. Scrumptious!

This was so delicious. Blueberry crumb cake perfection.

I've used blueberry jam in recipes like this--spooned the jam around in dabs and then covered with batter. It worked out fine.

Just baked this yummy cake. It is wonderful. One tool that makes this easier to assemble is an off-set spatula. My friend introduced me to this tool a couple of years ago and I don’t know how I ever lived without it. It makes spreading the batter in the pan soooooo much easier. Great recipe, didn’t change a thing.

Yes! They work great. I freeze them from my bushes every year and cook any time. Great winter fruit.

Delightful! Great cinnamon flavor and so summery with the blueberries. Only change I would make next time is to put more oats and butter into the crumb topping.

If you Google (or search this very site) the phrase "coffee cake" you'll find most, if not all, don't actually use coffee as an ingredient, but are meant to be eaten (as you guessed) with a cup of coffee. Similar to tea biscuits!

Delicious! Love the topping and cinnamon sugar layer. To add the tip layer of batter is was helpful to add spoonfuls (kind of like cobbler) and then push it down and smooth it over the cinnamon and sugar. Could imagine some pecans in the topping.

Coffee cake is a common phrase in US for cake to have for breakfast or mid-day with coffee or tea.

Ok ok I know it says fresh but … can one use frozen blueberries?

Might I draw your attention to tea cake? Doesn't have tea in it dolly!

I used frozen blueberries, and had to bake an extra 30 minutes to not be gooey in the middle. Otherwise delicious !

The process of getting half of the batter accurately leveled in order to put on the cinnamon sugar mixture was not something I had the effort for, so I skipped it. I put all of the batter in the pan at once and just ignored the cinnamon sugar steps and ingredients. The cake was still plenty sweet, cinnamon-y, and delicious!

Delicious, wonderful, a keeper! My only complaint was that the topping seemed just a touch dry & floury so I'll add more butter next time. There will be a next time!

I made this exactly as written and it turned out REALLY well. There was a nice balance between the tartness of the berries and the sweet, but not too sweet topping. I am grateful for the previous comments that helped make the spreading of the batter a bit easier. This is a keeper. My husband said it was even better the next day.

I made it with 2.5 ish loose cups of apples sliced about 1/8 inch thick then quartered the slices for thin but wide chunks, roughly 2 medium apples. Cook time not affected, it was delicious. I'll double the oats in the streusel next time just because I really love oats in struesel.

I doubled the topping, I should have maybe just upped the oats. It’s still so very good and the crumb is light and tender.

Too much baking powder? Salt? Something was off for me. I think I’ll stick to the Melissa Clark crunchy blueberry coffee cake which I love love

So yummy!! Didn’t need as much cinnamon sugar in the middle layer. Used frozen blueberries and used extra, but could’ve been even more. Also added raw pecans to the crumble - yum!!

Next time i’ll use less salt in the topping mixture and make it sea salt. The kosher salt taste was too strong to my taste. Otherwise, yummy!

I too found the kosher salt to be overpowering. Will use sea salt next time and cut the amount in half. Otherwise, yummy.

Love it! Next time I'll add some lemon zest.

Did not look like enough batter for an 8x8’pan let alone adding half then swirl layer then rest. I had less than a half cup of sour cream available so added buttermilk to top up to half cup. I made this in regular sized muffin tin for a perfect 12 - one pan, one bake, no batter leftover! Only used half the topping as it seemed excessive and omitted the swirl. Added a powdered sugar and cream glaze after cooling. Yum! Super fluffy and cakey.

Hard to go wrong with an ingredient list like this. My batter was very thick so I thinned it out with a little oat milk. I tried to do the two layer thing but bailed on that as it was very difficult to spread. So I just poured all the batter in at once and then gently stirred in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Forgot to put the blueberries into the batter so I gently stirred those in after the batter was already in the pan. Baked just fine and it’s delicious! Nice alternative to muffins.

Can't decide which I love more...This cake or the confused look on my British relatives' faces when I present them with a coffee cake that doesn't taste like coffee

This turned out “meh” for me. Used blackberries instead of blueberries but this meant that they were too spaced out, and the cake is a bit dry if you don’t catch a bite of berry. I’d recommend cutting the crumble topping by 1/2 or 3/4 - it was too much and kept falling off. I’d also add more butter to the topping, it was pretty dry.