top of page

Sour Cream Blueberry Crumb Cake

My New York style crumb cake is among the top ten recipes I make. The thick layer of crumbs topping moist cake is a cup of coffee’s best friend. The crumb layer is rich and cookie-like, with just the right amount of cinnamon spice. The cake layer is light and moist, yet sturdy enough to support the heavy crumbs thanks to sour cream. The only thing that makes it better, in my opinion, is the tart punch of blueberries to balance the sweet cake. Plus the antioxidants from the blueberries cancels out the nearly two sticks of butter. Okay, not really, but does it even matter with a cake this good? I didn’t think so.😉 This cake is best enjoyed at room temperature to allow the buttery crumb layer to soften.

Directions:

  1. For the Crumb Topping: Combine flour, cornstarch, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl and mix well. Add vanilla extract to melted butter and stir to combine. Add vanilla butter to dry ingredients and mix well with a spatula or spoon until dry flour is visible and large and small clumps are forming. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

  2. For the Cake: Preheat oven to 325° F. Line a 9” x 13” cake pan with parchment, so that 1”-2” of parchment hangs over the two longest sides of the pan. These will help you remove the cake later.

  3. Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in medium bowl and whisk well to combine. Set aside.

  4. In a separate large bowl, using a hand held mixer, beat together eggs, sugar and vanilla extract until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes on medium speed. Drizzle in canola oil slowly while continuing to beat with hand mixer. Mix until thoroughly combined.

  5. Add ⅓ of the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and beat briefly until just combined. Add ½ of the sour cream and beat until just combined. Repeat with another ⅓ of the flour mixture and the last ½ of the sour cream. Add the last of the flour mixture and beat to combine making sure no dry flour remains. Give the batter a final stir with a silicone spatula to make sure no flour is stuck to the bottom or sides of the bowl.

  6. Transfer batter into prepared cake pan and spread evenly with silicone spatula.

  7. Sprinkle top of batter evenly with frozen blueberries. Do not press them into the batter.

  8. Sprinkle the top of the blueberry topped batter with the chilled crumb topping. Use your hands to break up any really large clumps as you distribute the crumb topping. Make sure you get the crumb topping all the way to the edges of the pan.

  9. Transfer cake to the center of your preheated oven and bake for 60-75 minutes, rotating halfway through. Cake is done when crumb topping has started to brown, a knife inserted into the center comes out clean or it reaches and internal temperature of 200° F in the center when tested with an instant read thermometer.

  10. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan on a cooling rack for at least 1 hour before removing from pan. Cool completely on cooling rack before cutting and serving.

(Makes one 9" x 13" cake.)

Ingredients:

Cake:

  • 262 grams (about 2 cups) All Purpose Flour

  • 38 grams (about 4 ½ Tbsp) Cornstarch

  • 2 ½ tsp Baking Powder

  • ½ tsp Baking Soda

  • ½ tsp Salt

  • ½ cup (120 grams) Canola Oil

  • 300 grams (1 ¼ cups) Lite Sour Cream

  • 350 grams (1 ½ cups) Granulated Sugar

  • 2 Large Eggs

  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract

  • 250 grams Frozen Blueberries

Crumb Topping:

  • 200 grams (1 cup, packed) Light Brown Sugar

  • 350 grams (about 2 ½ cups + 3 Tbsp) All Purpose Flour

  • 50 grams (about ¼ cup + 3 Tbsp) Cornstarch

  • 14 Tbsp Salted Butter, melted

  • ¾ tsp Table Salt

  • 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon

  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

My New York style crumb cake is among the top ten recipes I make. The thick layer of crumbs topping moist cake is a cup of coffee’s best friend. The crumb layer is rich and cookie-like, with just the right amount of cinnamon spice. The cake layer is light and moist, yet sturdy enough to support the heavy crumbs thanks to sour cream. The only thing that makes it better, in my opinion, is the tart punch of blueberries to balance the sweet cake. Plus the antioxidants from the blueberries cancels out the nearly two sticks of butter. Okay, not really, but does it even matter with a cake this good? I didn’t think so.😉 This cake is best enjoyed at room temperature to allow the buttery crumb layer to soften.

Recommended Recipes or Posts

Easy Fluffy Iced Lemon Loaf Cake

Oatmeal Topped Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

bottom of page