Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake

Chef Glaucia's Note:

This delicious ( and good for you ) easy-to-bake cake offers a crunchy sweet topping of toasted walnuts and brown sugar streusel.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 16

Yield: 16.0 slices

Streusel Topping

• 2 tablespoons butter , cold and cut into bits
• ¼ cup white whole wheat flour (or traditional whole wheat flour )
• 1⁄3; cup brown sugar , firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup walnuts , chopped

Cake

• ¼ cup canola oil
• ½ cup brown sugar , firmly packed
• 1⁄3; cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups white whole wheat flour
• 3 tablespoons flax seed meal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk (or low-fat plain yogurt )
• 2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen )

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Lightly butter and flour a 9-inch spring form pan.
3. To make the streusel topping: Combine the butter, flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut the butter in with your fingers until the mixture forms coarse crumbs. Stir in the nuts and set aside.
4. To make the cake : In a large bowl, combine the oil, sugars, eggs and vanilla and beat with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until smooth.
5. In a medium bowl, combine the flours, flaxseed, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir to blend.
6. Add the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk or yogurt in 2 increments.
7. Beat until smooth. Stir in the berries.
8. Turn into the prepared pan and sprinkle evenly with the topping.
9. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until cake is golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
10. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then, remove the pan sides and let cool completely.
11. Cut into wedges to serve.

Reviews

[HokiesLady]

A very nice coffee cake. I did adjust it by using chopped almonds in place of the walnuts for the topping. I used plain yogurt in place of the buttermilk also as you stated as an alternative. I really liked the flavors with the wheat flour and the blueberries (used fresh). Thanks for sharing! Made for a tag in the I Recommend Tag Game based on Marz's review!

[Marz]

Yum! This was a very good cofee cake, though I did half the recipe and made them into muffins. I got 8 regular sized muffins. I also used ground hazelnut for the topping and it came out great! The sweetness level was right on and I loved the low amount of fat (oil). Thanks for sharing, Glaucia!!