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Easy blueberry cake slice with crumb topping and blueberries

Blueberry Cake (Streusel Blueberry Cake)

Soft, fluffy blueberry cake topped with a buttery crumb streusel. Easy, bakery-style, and perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Rest time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 236

Ingredients
  

Crumb topping (streusel):
  • 50 g flour about 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp
  • 115 g cold butter about 1/2 cup
  • Pinch of salt
  • 40 g sugar taken from the total sugar
Cake batter:
  • 2 eggs separated
  • 60 g sugar remaining from the total
  • 240 ml milk 1 cup
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 5 g baking powder about 1 1/4 tsp
Add-ins:
  • 280 –300 g blueberries fresh or frozen (about 2 cups)

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Hand mixer or whisk
  • Spatula
  • Round cake pan or springform pan
  • Measuring cups/spoons
  • Oven

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and flour a round pan (springform recommended).
  2. Make the streusel: mix flour, salt, and 40 g sugar. Add cold butter and rub until crumbly. Refrigerate.
  3. Separate eggs. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks; set aside.
  4. Whisk egg yolks with remaining sugar (60 g). Add milk and vanilla, then mix in baking powder.
  5. Fold whipped egg whites into the batter gently in 2–3 additions.
  6. Pour batter into pan. Scatter blueberries evenly. Top with streusel crumbs.
  7. Bake 45–55 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 15–20 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition

Serving: 8slicesCalories: 236kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 3.4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.9gMonounsaturated Fat: 3.7gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 33mgPotassium: 97mgFiber: 1gSugar: 17.8gVitamin A: 310IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 0.6mg

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Notes

  • If using frozen blueberries, add them straight from the freezer.
  • If the top browns too quickly, cover loosely with foil near the end.
  • Keep butter cold for the best crumb topping texture.

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