Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake

This is a recipe I found about thirty-five years ago and adapted it to suit myself. Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream as a dessert. For a healthier version I have substituted 2/3 cup of whole wheat flour and used Splenda brown sugar for the topping and Z-sweet for the white sugar with good results. I have only used blueberries for this recipe but I imagine any berry or even cherries would work. This is a very versatile recipe but the streusel topping and the sour cream is what makes it so good. Try chopped dates and raisins for the center, or add a flavoring or lemon zest with maybe a lemon curd in the center? I’d like to know how some of you change this and what the results were.

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 8-12

Prep Time: 15 min   Cook Time: 45 minutes  

Ingredients

Cinnamon Topping: Combine 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar, 1 tsp ground cinnamon and 1 cup finely chopped nuts in a small bowl.

Cake:
2 cups unbleached flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup frozen blueberries

Directions

Grease and flour a 9-inch bundt pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1. Blend flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.

2. Combine the sour cream and baking soda in a small bowl.

3. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a small saucepan and set aside.

4. Prepare cinnamon topping.

5. With a mixer, beat 1/2 cup of butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the sour cream mixture alternately with the flour mixture, blending well after each addition.

6. Spoon half of he batter into the prepared pan; sprinkle with half of the cinnamon topping. Run a knife through the batter to marble if desired. Sprinkle the frozen blueberries over the top. Cover with the remaining batter. Drizzle melted butter over top and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon topping, patting down gently. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched with fingertip. Let cool for about 15 minutes and remove from pan to a plate to cool completely or serve warm.

Categories: Breakfast, Cakes, Entertaining, Holiday, Pastries, Potluck

Tags: blueberry, breakfast, bundt, cake, dessert, sour cream

Submitted by: leandjean on August 5, 2012