Description
A warm, moist and thick lemon cake loaded with blueberries in every bite! Featuring an extra think streusel topping, a blueberry top filling, and a soft lemon cake layer, this crumb cake promises to add a burst of flavor to your morning!
Ingredients
Scale
STREUSEL
- 83 g all-purpose flour
- 100 g granulated sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon powder
- pinch salt
- 57g unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
LEMON CAKE
- 150 g granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon zest
- 142 g unsalted butter, room temperature
- 300 g all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs + 1 egg yolk
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 81 g sour cream
- 225 g milk
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
BLUEBERRY TOPPING
- 550 g fresh blueberries
- 1 ½ tsp lemon juice
- 1 ½ tbsp granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
Instructions
STREUSEL
- With a fork, mix together the flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl.
- Add in the melted butter and vanilla extract. Mix well and set aside.
LEMON CAKE
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Lightly grease the bottom and sides of the 8x8 inch pan with softened butter. Line the whole pan (bottom and sides) with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a food processor, pulse the granulated sugar and the zest from two lemons. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the milk, sour cream, and lemon juice. Set aside for at least 10 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and lemon sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs and one egg yolk, one at a time, blending well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and mix until incorporated.
- Add ⅓ of the flour mixture to the creamed butter and sugar. Beat on low until incorporated. Next, add ⅓ of the milk mixture and blend until smooth. Do this alternation two more times. Don't overmix!
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Set aside.
BLUEBERRY TOPPING
- Toss the blueberries with the lemon juice, then add the granulated sugar and all-purpose flour until coated. Do not overmix!
- Scatter the blueberries on top of the prepared batter. Then toss the crumble topping over the batter, leaving some in large clumps.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until the top is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs attached.
- Cool for 15 minutes in the pan. Remove the cake from the pan then cool for at least another 10 minutes before cutting to serve.
- Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream (optional)!