Tuesdays with Dorie—Blueberry Crumb Cake

I love a good coffee cake, and this blueberry crumb cake doesn't disappoint. First there's the crunch and spice in the topping before hitting the moist crumb of the cake.

Meaning of crumb cake: Cake or coffee cake topped with a mixture of sugar and butter and flour
— from Link

I decided to bake my "coffee cakes" in little espresso cups. After a quick spritz with cooking spray, I baked them for 25-30 minutes.

On a side note, today marks one year of TWD posts. My first was last March 24th, which was one of my favorites: Caramel-topped Flan. I've learned a lot this past year about baking and community, and I've made many friends through this group. Thanks, Laurie, for starting this amazing baking sensation!

Recipe: Blueberry Crumb Cake

Makes: 8 servings (8x8 pan)

Ingredients:

For the Crumbs:

5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

¼ cup sugar

1/3 cup (packed) light brown sugar

1/3 cup all purpose flour

¼ teaspoon salt

½ cup chopped walnuts (I used pecans)

For the Cake:

1 pint (2 cups) blueberries (preferably fresh, or frozen, not thawed)

2 cups plus 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

2/3 cup sugar

grated zest of ½ lemon or ¼ orange

¾ stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature

2 large eggs, at room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

You can find the recipe for Blueberry Crumb Cake in the book Baking: From My Home to Yours (affiliate link) by Dorie Greenspan or here. To see how the rest of the TWD group fared with this week's recipe, click here and then click on each blogger! Thanks to Sihan from Befuddlement who chose the recipe for this week.

Tasting Notes
Any cake with extra sugar and spice in each bite is a winner with me.

Recipe for Next Week (March 31)
Coconut Butter Thins on pages 145 chosen by Jayne of The Barefoot Kitchen Witch.

Other Crumb Cakes
• Nicole from Baking Bites: New York Crumb Cake
• Peabody from Culinary Concoctions by Peabody: Banana Fosters Crumb Cake
• Rebecca from Ezra Pound Cake: Pear Crumb Cake with Candied Ginger Streusel

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