Blueberry Crumb Cake

When I first tried this blueberry crumb cake, it was so good, that I demanded of the chef that she give me the recipe. I then sat on this recipe for a while. I was waiting for the right time to arrive. And finally one day, it did. When I was at the produce market, sitting there on the shelf, waiting for me, were fresh organic California-grown blueberries at $4 a pound. It become suddenly clear to me. Blueberry crumb cake!

And so I embarked to make the blueberry crumb cake recipe, but after reading over the ingredients I decided that it needed some changes. I cut back on the sugar and substituted their crumb cake topping for the tried and trusted one my mother has always made. I was very pleased with the results. This one undoubtedly gets my seal of approval.

Step 1: Go get stuff

You will need:

for the cake:
1-1/2 cups of sugar
2 sticks softened butter
3 eggs
3 egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup milk
2-1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 quarts of fresh blueberries

crumb topping:
2 sticks of chilled butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
4 teaspoons of cinnamon
A pinch of salt
2-1/2 cups flour

kitchen stuff:
A deep baking tray
Pastry blender
mixing spoon
utensils
etc

Comments

[macdonald1611]

Thanks for posting this recipe. It was a hit in our home....

[randofo]

Happy to be of service!

[Pyrotechnic-Robot]

Mmmmmmmm this is sooo good!!! Thank you so much for posting this instructable.

[randofo]

Awesome! Glad it came out well.

[picklet]

Here in New Zealand we have no idea what a "Stick of Butter" is. For those of us who are drooling at this lovely recipe, but have not got quite the same measurements, would you be able to tell us how many grams that would be, please?

[Saulopez]

Hi ! one bar of butter is 190gr . So we need 380grs of butter for the filling and other 380gr for the crumbs. Great Sauvignon Blanc in N.Zealand =) Greetings

[picklet]

Hey, thanks, that was quick! Have got the blueberries, so here we go. Wouldn't know about the Sauv blanc, ethanol is not my drug ;) But there's all sorts of good stuff growing here... Including us. Be well, hope you get to enjoy lots of good meals with or without NZ-grown goodies!

[randofo]

It is a half cup or 4 ounces. Here in the US we have no idea what a gram is ;-)

[picklet]

Thanks, randofo, cups seem to be a fairly international measurement. Just FYO in case you ever need it: 1 cup=250millilitres. 250 milliliters (ml) water = 250g (gram). That's because 1 000 gram = 1 kilogram = 1 litre water. These measurements are all tied to the weight of water. Cheers!

[SmiLynnLady]

Oven temp? Pan size? How long to bake? All of these things are missing from what I can see. Help!

[T3h_Muffinator]

Om Nom nom.

Yeah, those pictures with 'your' hand are totally shooped.

[hogey74]

Nom Nom Nom !

[randofo]

The hand is real. It's complicated. You would need an advanced degree to understand.

[Sqeeky]

Sounds and looks delicisious but I must have missed something. I do not see a pan size.

[sdhardie]

4 stick of butter?? Have you tried substituting it for apple sauce or something? If I try it, I'll let you know how it goes.

[J-Five]

YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lithium Rain]

>Drops to one knee<

Randy, will you marry me?

[randofo]

I think you may have to compete with Dr. Girlfriend.

[scoochmaroo]

Dude, what kind of camera did you get? These pictures are great! You're gonna give me a run for my money.

[randofo]

Sadly, this was taken with my old camera. However, there may have been a little teeny tiny bit of Photoshop involved here.

[scoochmaroo]

I loved that camera.

And everyone appreciates the finesse and balance Photoshop can add.

[Lithium Rain]

:O Photoshopped?! And here I've always just thought you guys took better pictures than me. :\

[Yerboogieman]

:-)

[Pazzerz]

Here's a way to separate your yolks:  When you crack the egg open let the yolk stay in one of the shell halves and pass it back and forth between the shell halves, letting the whites drop away with each pass.  You'll have a lot less mess on your hands and no special tools are needed.