Sour Cream Blueberry Coffee Cake

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🍰 Sour Cream Blueberry Coffee Cake

A Classic Sunday Morning Delight for Generations of Cake Lovers

🌼 Introduction

There’s something deeply comforting about the scent of coffee cake baking on a quiet Sunday morning—the warmth of the oven, the burst of blueberries, the rich tang of sour cream mingling with vanilla and sugar. This Sour Cream Blueberry Coffee Cake is a treasure passed down from someone’s recipe box about 30 years ago—its origins now a delicious mystery, but its impact unforgettable.

Perfect with a hot cup of coffee or tea, this cake has become a family favorite, gracing brunch tables, bake sales, and lazy afternoons. It’s a cake that doesn’t need frosting to shine—it’s the love baked into it that makes it so special.

🧺 Ingredients

For the Cake Batter:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (if frozen, do not thaw)

For the Cinnamon Streusel Topping:

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp cold butter, cubed

🧑‍🍳 Instructions & Method

Step 1: Prepare the Pan

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9-inch springform pan or a 9×9-inch baking dish. Set aside.

Step 2: Make the Streusel

In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour. Cut in cold butter using a pastry cutter or fork until crumbly. Set aside.

Step 3: Mix the Batter

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Stir in vanilla.
  4. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the sour cream, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix until just combined.
  5. Gently fold in the blueberries.

Step 4: Assemble the Cake

  • Pour half the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
  • Sprinkle half the streusel over the batter.
  • Spoon the remaining batter on top and smooth it out.
  • Finish with the rest of the streusel on top.

Step 5: Bake

Bake for 45–55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let it cool in the pan for 10–15 minutes before removing from pan or cutting.

đź“ś History & Formation

This coffee cake is rooted in the old-fashioned American baking tradition, where sour cream was often used to keep cakes moist before the days of boxed mixes. The addition of blueberries, a beloved North American fruit, elevates this to a brunch-worthy dessert.

“Coffee cake” doesn’t contain coffee, but is meant to be served with coffee—a tradition that dates back to German immigrants in the U.S., who brought with them streuselkuchen, a similar cake topped with crumbs.

This particular version likely came from a community cookbook or a magazine clipping, passed between hands, kitchens, and hearts. Thirty years ago, someone decided to try it—and now it’s a generational gem.

❤️ For the Lovers (of Food, Family & Sunday Mornings)

This cake is for the lovers of comfort, for those who believe in gathering around the table with warm mugs and warmer hearts. For parents and grandparents who’ve baked it a hundred times. For children who grew up smelling its cinnamon steam. For couples who share it over late breakfasts and long conversations.

Food is one of our oldest love languages—and this cake speaks it fluently.

🎀 Conclusion

Whether you’re making this for a weekend brunch, a thoughtful gift, or just because you miss the smell of something sweet in your kitchen, this Sour Cream Blueberry Coffee Cake delivers love in every bite. Simple, honest, tender—just like the best traditions.

Enjoy with someone you love—or bake it alone and let the aroma be your company.

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