BLUEBERRY CHEESE COFFEECAKE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Blueberry Cheese Coffeecake Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by jeenikeen

Number Of Ingredients 22

Cake:
1/3 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogourt
1-1/2 cups fresh blueberries
Crumb Topping:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup butter, melted
Cream Cheese Filling:
1 pkg (8 oz./250 g) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp finely grated lemon rind

Steps:

Grease 9-inch springform pan; set aside. Crumb Topping: In small bowl, combine flour, brown and granulated sugars and cinnamon. Drizzle with butter; toss until thoroughly moistened. Set aside. Cheese Filling: In bowl, beat cream cheese with sugar until light and fluffy, scraping down side of bowl occasionally. Beat in egg and lemon rind just until smooth; set aside. Cake: In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until well combined. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture alternately with sour cream or yogourt, making three additions of dry ingredients and two of sour cream or yogourt. Spread in prepared pan, mounding slightly. Sprinkle 1 cup of the blueberries over top. Gently spread cream cheese filling over blueberries; sprinkle with remaining blueberries. Sprinkle evenly with crumb topping. Bake in centre of 350°F oven for about 1-1/4 hours or until edge is set and just beginning to come away from pan. Let cool in pan on rack for 30 minutes. Serve warm or a room temperature.