Best Ever Blueberry Coffee Cake
shared by Jennifer
Details:
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PT20M
- Prep Time: 20 Minutes PT1H
- Cook Time: 1 Hour PT1H20M
- Total Time: 1 Hour 20 Minutes
- Difficulty: Novice
- Serves: 12 people
- Cuisine: American
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.In a large bowl combine the ricotta, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, vanilla, and melted butter with a wire whisk unt
For The Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 cup low fat Ricotta cheese
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
For The Cinnamon Swirl
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2-3 cups fresh blueberries
For The Streusel Topping
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl combine the ricotta, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, vanilla, and melted butter with a wire whisk until well combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix with a rubber spatula just until combined.
- Prepare a 9-inch spring form pan, greasing it well.
- Spoon half the batter into the bottom of the pan (the batter will be very thick).
- Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and sprinkle half the mixture over the amount of batter in the bottom of the pan.
- Spoon the second half of the batter over the cinnamon sugar layer and smooth out the top as much as possible.
- Sprinkle the remainder of the cinnamon sugar over the top of the batter and add the blueberries to the top.
- Combine the streusel topping ingredients in a small bowl until the mixture reaches the texture of coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the top of the blueberries.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 55-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely before releasing the spring form pan and slicing to serve.