Blueberries N Cheese Coffeecake

A great way to use up fresh blueberries and cream cheese. Perfect with your morning cup of coffee!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar, divided
• 2  eggs, room temperature
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour, divided
• 1  tablespoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 8  ounces  bar cream cheese, softened
• 2  teaspoons lemon zest, divided
• 2  cups fresh blueberries
• 2  tablespoons unsalted butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 13x9x2" pan.
2. In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup softened butter and 1 1/4 cup sugar.
3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
4. In a medium bowl, sift together 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt.
5. In a measuring cup, mix milk and water.
6. Alternately add flour mixture with milk mixture, ending with milk.
7. Beat in softened cream cheese and 1 t. lemon zest.
8. In a small bowl, sprinkle 1/4 cup flour over blueberries and toss gently. Fold into batter and pour into pan.
9. Sift 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup flour into a small bowl.
10. Mix in 1 t. lemon zest.
11. Using a pastry cutter, cut in 2 T. butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over batter. Bake for 40-45 minutes.
12. Serve warm, heavily dusted with powdered sugar.