The Absolute Best Moist Buttery Blueberry Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (use semi-heaping teaspoonful)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda (use semi-heaping teaspoonful)
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla or 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes!)
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream, unwhipped
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (can use more if desired) (optional)
• 3 tablespoons soft butter

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350° (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
• 2 grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• 3 in a bowl sift together the first 3 ingredients.
• 4 in a small bowl mix together the milk with whipping cream; set aside.
• 5 in another bowl cream the butter with sugar and vanilla for about 4 minutes (no sugar granules should remain in the mixture).
• 6 add in eggs and cream cheese; beat until thoroughly blended.
• 7 add in the flour mixture alternately with milk/cream mixture.
• 8 spread half of the batter into prepared baking dish, then sprinkle the blueberries over the batter.
• 9 spread the remaining batter over blueberries.
• 10 for the topping mix together the sugar with flour and cinnamon (if using) add in softened butter and mix with fingers until blended.
• 11 sprinkle on top of the cake batter.
• 12 bake for about 45-50 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• 13 delicious!