Serve this delicious blueberry crumb cake as a dessert warm with ice cream, or serve it as a coffee cake.
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, stir before measuring
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- Topping
- 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preparation:
Grease and flour a 9-inch square baking pan. Heat oven to 375°.
Cream 4 tablespoons of butter with 3/4 cup granulated sugar; add egg and vanilla and beat until smooth and well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture alternately with 1/2 cup milk, beating until smooth. Gently stir in blueberries. Spread the batter in the prepared baking pan. For topping, combine topping ingredients and blend well to form crumbs.
Sprinkle topping crumbs over batter and bake the cake for 35 minutes.
