About
What makes Mom's Famous Coffee Cake famous? Because it goes beyond the streusel! Okay, yes, there is plenty of crunchy, sweet, cinnamon-flavored streusel, but there is also a layer of tart blueberry jam and a pop of fresh blueberries right inside the sweet and tender cake! Oh, and the honey-lemon glaze is to die for! Mom's Famous Coffee Cake is going to be known throughout the world!
Ingredients
- For the streusel:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- For the cake:
- 8 tablespoons salted butter, room temperature, plus more, to taste, for greasing the pan
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, divided
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, divided
- 3/4 cup almond flour, can substitute 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- 3 tablespoons blueberry jam
- For the honey-lemon glaze:
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2 -In a medium bowl, add the brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of the all-purpose flour, 2 tablespoons of the butter, and the cinnamon and mix until it is crumbly. Set the streusel aside.
Step 3 -Using the extra butter, grease a 9-inch fluted tube pan or a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
Step 4 -In a large mixing bowl, add 8 tablespoons of the remaining butter, 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar, and the lemon zest and use an electric handheld mixer to beat until combined.
Step 5 -Add the sour cream and the vanilla extract to the butter mixture and beat until smooth.
Step 6 -Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and beat after each addition until smooth.
Step 7 -Add 1 cup of the remaining all-purpose flour, the almond flour, the baking powder, and the salt to the butter mixture and mix to combine just until a batter forms.
Step 8 -In a small bowl, add the blueberries and the remaining 1 tablespoon of the all-purpose flour and toss to coat.
Step 9 -Add the blueberry mixture to the batter and fold to combine.
Step 10 -Spoon 1/2 of the batter into the prepared tube pan.
Step 11 -Add 1 tablespoon of the jam to the batter in the tube pan and swirl gently to combine.
Step 12 -Sprinkle the batter evenly with the streusel.
Step 13 -Evenly add the remaining batter to the tube pan.
Step 14 -Add the remaining jam to the batter and swirl gently to combine.
Step 15 -Sprinkle the top of the batter with the remaining 1 tablespoon of the granulated sugar.
Step 16 -Bake until the center is just set, about 55 minutes-1 hour.
Step 17 -In a bowl, add the powdered sugar, the lemon juice, and the honey and whisk until a smooth glaze forms.
Step 18 -Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
Step 19 -Invert the cake onto a plate.
Step 20 -Drizzle the cake with the honey-lemon glaze.
Step 21 -Slice and serve.
