A delicious breakfast recipe for your family. Full of sweet blueberries, this Brown Sugar Blueberry Coffee Cake will be just what is needed on a Monday morning.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, you know. I mean if you saw this Brown Sugar Blueberry Coffee Cake, wouldn't you have to agree? How could you say no to the sweet blueberries, brown sugar streusel topping and moist coffee cake?
You can't. Just admit it.
I don't get to make coffee cakes or apple cinnamon scones for breakfast too often, because I would have to get up pretty early on school days. The kids (and hubby) enjoy a baked breakfast recipe on occasion and I enjoy making it for them.
Just gotta be the right time. Sometimes if I know it is going to be a dreary day, I will make something special in the mornings for them. Listening to their cries of "Oh yum, Mom" and "Thanks Honey" brings a smile to my face.
Brown Sugar Blueberry Coffee Cake
It can be made ahead of time, like the night before, and it tastes fine. I must admit, I like fresh out of the oven coffee cake. The blueberries are warm, the brown sugar topping is crunchy. Still good, day old, but just love the taste of fresh.
When making this recipe, I made sure I had enough for a large 9x13 pan. We eat a lot now we have a runner/marching band member and basketball player. The coffee cake lasted about 24 hours, so I would say it was a hit. ;-)
This breakfast recipe is pretty basic and simple to put together. It can be made quickly. The only issue for an early morning bake time would be with the amount of time it needs to bake. It takes about 40 minutes to bake so be sure to plan it so all your loved ones get a piece before they head out the door!
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Brown Sugar Blueberry Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup butter softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ cup milk
- 4 cups flour
- 4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ cups blueberries
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ⅔ cup flour For topping
- ¼ cup butter melted (for topping)
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon (for topping)
Instructions
- Mix together the ½ cup butter and white sugar
- Mix in the eggs
- In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt
- Stir in the milk, a little at a time, alternating with flour mixture into the egg mixture. (A little milk, a little flour, etc...)
- Fold in the blueberries
- Spread in a greased 9x13 pan. Set aside
- Mix together brown sugar, flour, melted butter and cinnamon
- Sprinkle over top of the blueberry coffee cake and bake at 375* for 50 minutes or until cake tests done with a toothpick. *Remember, ovens may vary slightly so always allow a few minutes of wiggle room when following a recipe.*
Nutrition
Lisa
Do you need a stand mixer for his recipe?
Kim
Hello! No you don't. In fact, I typically just use a wooden spoon to mix the ingredients together. Hope that helps!
Trish
I cut the recipe in half, used gluten-free flour plus 1/4 tsp. xanthum gum, and added grated rind of 1/2 lemon. For the topping, I replaced the flour with pecan meal. I am very pleased with the result.
Kim
I'm glad you were able to make it gluten free! Thank you for sharing that so maybe others can try.
Geoff
Just made this recipe following it to a " T" using fresh picked berries from a local farm then made a blueberry sauce to accompany it. very tasty!! thank you for sharing the recipe
Kim
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Kathe Bee
I read that you made a blueberry sauce to accompany Brown Sugar Blueberry Coffee Cake. Was wondering if you would like to share the recipe for the sauce. I have always wanted a blueberry sauce and am not good at trial and error, but I thought you might share your recipe. My info is following:
Sarah Blevins
All the flavor is in the topping. I suggest adding some cinnamon or something to the flour or batter before baking.
Mila
I I haven't made this yet, but all I have is self-rising flour. I know to leave out the baking powder and salt in the batter, but can I use the self-rising flour in the topping?
Kim
I have never used self-rising flour in a topping before, but yes, I believe you can! I think the topping would turn out fine. Let me know how it works for you!
Katherine
Can frozen blueberries used instead of fresh?
Kim
Absolutely! I use frozen more than fresh most of the time!
Ang
Can you substitute buttermilk for the milk?
Kim
You can. You need to use 2 teaspoons less baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon more baking soda than called for in the recipe for every cup of buttermilk used.
Baker w
Made this recipe today but the batter was VERY VERY thick... even added a bit more milk but didn’t help.
Kim
Hmmm, well, how did the finished product turn out? I wonder if you forgot a step. Also, did you add the milk and flour separately, alternating and stir after each addition?