Blueberry Crumb Cake
"It’s easy to find an occasion to serve this cake — breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or snacktime will do. The dominant flavor here is the berries. Don’t be tempted to increase the amount of walnuts in the topping — scarcity makes them even more delightful. Featured in: The Baker's Apprentice: Blueberry Crumb Cake...."
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It’s easy to find an occasion to serve this cake — breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or snacktime will do. The dominant flavor here is the berries. Don’t be tempted to increase the amount of walnuts in the topping — scarcity makes them even mo
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Featured in: The Baker's Apprentice: Blueberry Crumb Cake.
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14 ratings
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Ingredients
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For the crumbs:
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5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
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1/4 cup sugar
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1/3 cup (packed) light brown sugar
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1/3 cup all-purpose flour
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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For the cake:
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1 pint (2 cups) fresh blueberries (preferably fresh, or frozen, not thawed)
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2 cups plus 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
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⅛ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
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2/3 cup sugar
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Grated zest of 1/2 lemon or 1/4 orange
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3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
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2 large eggs, at room temperature
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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Nutritional Information
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Preparation
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Step 1Getting ready: Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8x8-inch pan (Pyrex is great for this) and put it on a lined baking sheet.
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Step 2To make the crumbs: Put all the ingredients except the nuts in a food processor and pulse just until the mixture forms clumps and curds and holds together when pressed. Scrape the topping into a bowl, stir in the nuts and press a piece of plast
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Step 3To make the cake batter: Using your fingertips, toss the blueberries and 2 teaspoons of the flour together just to coat the berries; set aside. Whisk together the remaining 2 cups flour, the baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
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Step 4Working in the bowl of a stand mixer or in another large bowl, rub the sugar and zest together with your fingertips until the sugar is moist and aromatic. Add the butter and, with the paddle or whisk attachment, or with a hand mixer, beat the s
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Step 5Scrape the batter into the buttered pan and smooth the top gently with the spatula. Pull the crumb mix from the refrigerator and, working with your fingertips, break it into pieces. There’s no need to try to get even pieces — these are crum
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Step 6Slide the sheet into the oven and bake 55 to 65 minutes, or until the crumbs are golden and a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Transfer the cake to a rack and cool just until it is warm or until it reaches room temper
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Tips
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Serving: Like all good coffee cakes, this needs nothing but coffee — or tea.
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Storing: Best served the day it is made, the cake can be wrapped well and kept overnight at room temperature.
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