Bellflower Blends Blueberry Coffee Cake
This tender blueberry coffee cake can be topped with a the simple use of Bellflower Blend Lucious Lemon Sugar or optionally topped with a crunchy streusel flavored with both Bellflower Blend Viva Vanilla Sugar and Sunny Citrus & Spice Sugar.
INSTRUCTIONS
Make the streusel topping: Combine the brown sugar, flour, both Bellflower Blend sugars, and salt in a small bowl. Using your fingers, mix until no lumps of brown sugar remain. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until it reaches a crumbly state. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Preheat the oven to 375°F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Grease a 9-inch square pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and Bellflower Blend Outrageous Orange Sugar (or LOL! Sugar) until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl and beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract and lemon zest.
Gradually add the flour mixture, alternating with the milk, beating on low speed to combine. Add the berries to the batter and fold gently with a spatula until evenly distributed. Do not over-mix.
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the batter. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until golden brown around the edges and a cake tester comes out clean. Let cool in the pan on a rack for about 20 minutes, then serve right from the pan.
OR, for a simpler cake and topping: Just make the cake as instructed above, and instead of a streusel topping, simply sprinkle evenly over the top of the batter: 1 Tablespoon of Viva Vanilla Sugar and 1 Tablespoon of Sunny Citrus & Spice Sugar. Bake for 38-45 minutes.
This cake is best served on the day it is made. Great for a breakfast or brunch treat, and perfect for after-school or afternoon tea. Leftovers will keep well for a few days wrapped in foil and stored at room temperature.
Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The cake can be frozen for up to 3 months. After it is completely cooled, double-wrap it securely with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap, or place it in heavy-duty freezer bag. Thaw overnight on the countertop before serving.
Sugars Used In Recipe
This ain’t your run-of-the-mill vanilla bean sugar y’all!
At Bellflower Blends, the process to make our Viva Vanilla Bean sugar takes eight days to prepare and mix. We use three wholly different methods to create our vanilla base, which includes sourcing our Organic beans from various global locations and creating our own vanilla extract that’s aged at least 2 years.
This sugar blend not only looks amazing in your sugar bowl, sprinkled on top of your cupcakes, or in your coffee or tea, but is perfect for replacing all or part of plain sugar in any baking recipe. Our Viva Vanilla is solely unique among vanilla sugars, crafted in small batches in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Pouches come in four sizes: 1 oz, 3 oz, 5.2 oz, and 12 oz.
Other special sizes and our line of Gift Packages can be ordered on our “Gifts” page. We also do weddings, showers, bachelor and bachelorette, and other special order party gifts.
We use Certified Organic ingredients whenever available.
Vegan, Non-GMO. Kosher.
Allergy Alert: No wheat, soy, nut, sesame, dairy, or gluten is in this recipe, but it’s made and packaged in a Certified Commercial Kitchen that handles a wide variety of foods. So, err on the side of caution if trace amounts of allergens are dangerous for your health.
Ingredients:
Organic Cane, Turbinado, Demerara Sugars, Organic Vanilla Concentrate, Swedish Pearl Sugar, Gold Sparkling Sugar (Cane Sugar Crystals, FDC Yellow #5, Food Grade Carnauba wax), Pure Madagascar Vanilla Bean Paste, Pure Vanilla Extract (Water, Alcohol 35%, Sugar, Vanilla Bean Extractives), Pure Madagascar Ground Vanilla, & Citric Acid (preservative).
Note: Alcohol Content of final product: > .5%
Uses and More:
-For ideas on using Viva Vanilla Bean, or any of our other sugar blends, please visit our “Uses” and “Recipes” pages for inspiration.
-If you want to use this sugar in recipes and need a finer grain, a quick couple of pulses in a food processor will make the larger pieces smaller for baking, rimming your favorite cocktail, sprinkling atop sweet baked goods, and more…
-In our efforts to give you the most pure ingredients, you may find bits of Vanilla Bean seed specks at the top and bottom of your coffee or tea cup. These are edible and are part of what makes our blends honest and genuine-
Warning: Any sugar pieces can be rock hard and can have a real crunch unless melted in something warm.
Servings: 12 to 16
Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Total Time: 1 Hour 10 Minutes
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING (If you choose to top your cake with crunch. For another topping option, see near the end of the recipe below.)
6 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
½ cup all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off
1 teaspoon Bellflower Blend Viva Vanilla Sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut into ½-inch chunks
FOR THE CAKE
2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup Bellflower Blend Lucious Lemon Sugar Blend
2 large eggs
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon packed lemon zest, from 1 lemon
½ cup whole milk
2 cups fresh blueberries (frozen may be used but do not defrost)
This one is dedicated to all of you Lemon Lovers!!
Use it in your hot or iced tea! Sprinkle it atop your favorite yummy treats. Put it in your food processor for a couple of pulses and substitute some or all of the white sugar in a recipe. Our special Bellflower method of wet and dry infusion creates a truly luscious lemon burst to your culinary world.
Pouches come in four sizes: 1 oz, 3 oz, 5.2 oz, and 12 oz.
Other special sizes and our line of Gift Packages can be ordered on our “Gifts” page. We also do weddings, showers, bachelor and bachelorette, and other special order party gifts.
We use Certified Organic ingredients whenever available.
Vegan. Non-GMO. Kosher.
Allergy Alert: No wheat, soy, nut, sesame, dairy, or gluten is used in this recipe, BUT our sugar is made and packaged in a Certified Commercial Kitchen that handles a wide variety of foods. So, err on the side of caution if trace amounts are dangerous for your health.
Ingredients:
Ingredients: Organic Cane, Turbinado, Demerara Sugars, Organic Lemons, Swedish Pearl Sugar, Organic Freeze-Dried Lemon Powder, Yellow Sparkling Sugar (Cane sugar, FDC Yellow #5, Food Grade Carnauba wax), Lemon Extract (Cane Alcohol, Oil of Lemon & water), Organic Lemon Zest, Organic Indian Jaggery Sugar, & citric acid (as a preservative).
Note: Alcohol Content of final product: > .5%
Uses and More:
-For ideas on using Luscious Lemon, or any of our sugar blends, please visit our “Uses” and “Recipes” pages for more information.
-If you want to use this sugar in recipes and need a finer grain, a quick couple of pulses in a food processor will make the larger pieces smaller for baking, rimming your favorite cocktail, sprinkling atop sweet baked goods, and more…
-In our efforts to give you the most pure ingredients, you may find bits of lemon zest at the bottom of your coffee or tea cup. These are edible and are part of what makes our blends honest and genuine-
Warning: Any large sugar pieces can be rock hard and can have a real crunch unless melted in something warm.