Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe - Crumbly Buttery Streusel Topping


	Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe "Basic batter with an Optional Italian Struesel" I took this blueberry coffee cake recipe to a holiday shin dig. I wanted a small finger food type dessert that had some Italian zing. Too, I wanted relatively easy and not step-intensive painful. To do that I started with a basic batter recipe. I added some Italian spices like anise, nutmeg, and cloves. BUT those are totally optional! And yes, I added hazelnuts which are somewhat pricey. BUT I was going to a gathering of palette refined eaters. Not feeding my family who probably wouldn't appreciate them anyway. So with that said there are some substitution ideas listed below along with a few FAQ's. Thanks for stopping by. If this isn't the type of cake you were looking for - see my recipe list of other Italian cakes in the section below. Eat dessert at least once a day! I do. And while you are here check out my homepage of over 100 Italian dessert recipes. Lisa Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe YIELD: 1 8x8 inch pan Cake Ingredients: * 3/4 cup sugar * 1/4 cup soft butter * 1 egg * 1/2 cups milk * 2 cups flour * 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder * 1/2 teaspoon salt * 2 1/4 cups blueberries * 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon * pinch of powdered cloves * pinch of anise (optional) * pinch of nutmeg (optional) Topping Ingredients: * 1/2 cup brown sugar * 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour * 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon * 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts (see substitution ideas below) * 3 tablespoons butter Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe Procedure Preheat oven to 375 F. Beat butter and egg till creamy. Alternately add milk and dry ingredients till mixed. Yes, the batter will be thick. So - GENTLY fold in the blueberries. Put batter in greased pan. Mix topping ingredients together. (I cut them with forks or my pastry cutter) Sprinkle toping mixture on top of batter. Bake 40 -45 minutes Don't want to use hazelnuts? Americans use pecans quite often in coffee cakes. They work great. Too, if you want to leave out the nuts - that's fine. I add hazelnuts just to give a distinct Italian flavor. Why anise, nutmeg and cloves? Those are totally optional. I add them in because it's part of our heritage. Anise is huge in our Italian dessert recipes. But only a pinch is needed. The nutmeg and cloves just add more of a unique flavor to the normal bland batter. Your choice. It's just optional. Fresh blueberries, ONLY? Nope. You can use frozen. Just drain them while they defrost. Pat them dry after you have drained. Can I use margarine? YUK! Gross - but yes in the batter you would be OK. However, for the topping to brown and flavor well I would HIGHLY suggest using butter. Back to the top of the blueberry coffee cake recipe. Other Italian Cake Recipes Almond Cake Recipe Amaretto Cake Recipe Amaretto Mousse Cheesecake *Apple Pound* Cake Applesauce Cake Recipe Beer Cake Blueberry Cake Recipe Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe Cappuccino Cake Caramel Cake Chocolate Amaretto Cake Chocolate Buttermilk Cake Chocolate Torte Recipe Chocolate Walnut Cake Coconut Layer Cake Coconut Cake Recipe Date Bread Double Chocolate Brownie Recipe Eggnog Cake Recipe Flourless Chocolate Torte Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe Harvey Wallbanger Cake Italian Cream Cake Recipe Italian Rum Cake Recipe Jelly Roll Recipe Key Lime Cake Lady Fingers Recipe Lemonade Cake Lemon Layer Cake Lemon Pound Cake Mint Brownie Recipe Peach Cake Recipe Poppyseed Cake Recipe Recipe For Chocolate Cheesecake Pear Cake Recipe Pineapple Carrot Cake Pistachio Cake Recipe Plum Cake Recipe Pumpkin Cake Pumpkin Bread Recipe Recipe For Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe For Pumpkin Cheesecake Ricotta Cake Spice Cake Recipe Sour Cream Cake Recipe The BEST Tiramisu Recipe Walnut Cake Recipe Whipped Cream Recipe Yogurt Cake Frostings - Glazes - Icings Click here to see my cake frosting recipes. Superbowl Sunday is coming up! The best Italian Dessert Recipes for a party like this are ones that are: FAST Finger Foodish (not big hunky sticky globs of gooey-ness that get on your furniture) And freeze-aheads A couple of my favs for this are Cappucino Cookies (lots like choc chips but with a twist) Anisette Cookies (Always on the top 5) Rum Balls (Gingersnaps and Rum) Let's not for get the drinks to go with the beer that will be present! Check out my Italian drinks section for that. Lisa Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! Thanks for sharing the sugar love! Contact Me Privacy Policy About**
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