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Blueberry Crumb Cake

The Best Blueberry Crumb Cake

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Ingredients
  

Streusel Topping
  • 120 grams (½ cup) plain or all-purpose flour
  • 6 tablespoons  unsalted butter, melted
  • 50 grams (¼ cup) granulated sugar
  • 50 grams (¼ cup) light brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
Blueberries
  • 300 grams (0.66 lbs) fresh blueberries
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons plain or all-purpose flour
Vanilla Cake
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 30 ml vegetable oil
  • 200 grams (1 cup) caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 125 ml (½ cup) sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 210 grams (1 cup + ⅓ cup) plain or all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 60 ml (¼ cup) whole milk, room temperature

Method
 

  1. Streusel- Mix flour, sugars, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl. Pour in melted butter and mix with a fork until crumbs form. Chill in the fridge.
  2. Blueberries -In a bowl, toss the blueberries with lemon juice to lightly coat them. Sprinkle in the sugar and flour, then gently mix until the berries are coated. Set aside.
  3. Vanilla Cake- Preheat oven to 170°C Fan/190°C/375°F. Grease and line the sides and bottom of an 8-inch cake tin with greaseproof or parchment paper.
  4. Position the rack on the third shelf or in the centre of the oven.
  5. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside
  6. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat butter, oil, sugar, and vanilla bean paste until light and creamy for 10 minutes, scraping the bowl down occasionally.
  7. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
  8. Mix in sour cream.
  9. Switch to a rubber spatula. Gently fold in the flour mixture until it's mostly incorporated. Then, add the milk and continue mixing until everything is combined- don’t overmix!
  10. Assemble- Pour batter into the pan and scatter blueberries on top. Cover with chunks of crumb.
  11. Bake for 55-60 minutes, rotating the pan halfway, until a toothpick or skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  12. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then remove it and place it on a cooling rack to cool completely.