While this is not a recipe passed down through my family, it’s a recipe our little family ADORES–as does everyone else who has come into contact with it. I even sold these coffee cakes at the craft sale at our work one year. They are THAT good.

The cream cheese adds a richness to this that many other coffee cakes don’t have. The turbinado (raw) sugar is my person addition. I love the crunch it gives the topping. If you don’t have any, though, and don’t want to buy it, regular white sugar will work just fine. The batter for this is VERY thick–so don’t be worried about it when it won’t pour. You’ll just need to spoon it into the pan and smooth the top.

Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Adapted from Cooking Light Five-Star Recipes

1/4 c. butter, softened
4 oz. cream cheese
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. fresh or frozen blueberries, unthawed
cooking spray
2 T turbinado sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Beat butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add the 1 cup sugar. Add egg; beat well.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into margarine mixture. Stir in vanilla; fold in berries.

Pour batter into a 9-inch round cake pan sprayed with cooking spray. Sprinkle top with turbinado sugar and cinnamon.

Bake at 350 F for one hour; cool on a wire rack.

This is versatile: serve for breakfast as coffee cake, or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream as dessert! It also freezes very well.

10 thoughts on “Family Recipe Fridays: Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake”

Sonshine says:

August 7, 2009 at 2:53 am

Oh this sounds soooo yummy! I have some fresh cherries and I have some frozen blueberries so I could make 2!

Thanks for sharing and hosting!

Mary @ Giving Up On Perfect says:

August 7, 2009 at 1:58 pm

That sounds good! As you know, I'm a big fan of the cream cheese.

Amy @ Finer Things says:

August 7, 2009 at 2:52 pm

I must must must find some reasonably priced blueberries! YUM!

Mandi @ It's come to this says:

August 7, 2009 at 5:21 pm

Thank you!!! I have some extra blueberries (husband buys BOGO no matter if we can use it or not) and I've got to use them before they go bad. PLUS since it's a lighter dish I won't feel as guilty:)

Libby Murphy says:

August 7, 2009 at 5:50 pm

Anything with cream cheese is good in my book and when you add all that other delicious stuff – yummy!
Happy Twirls

Nicole Feliciano says:

August 8, 2009 at 3:30 am

You've got to start taking pictures! I linked as always here:
http://momtrends.blogspot.com/2009/08/friday-feasts-poached-salmon.html

Hoosier Homemade says:

August 8, 2009 at 8:20 pm

I have this cake in the oven as I'm typing. It smells define!
Thanks again for sharing!
~Liz

Musings of a Housewife says:

August 10, 2009 at 10:37 pm

That sounds WONDERFUL. Love that you use turbinado sugar. Just don't use low-fat cream cheese, m'kay??