Simple Blueberry Crumb Cake Recipe
This simple blueberry crumb cake is a winner in my book. It's moist, not too sweet and brimming with blueberries.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
For the Topping:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom, optional
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
For the Cake:
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries (if using frozen, do NOT thaw)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
- In medium bowl, combine all topping ingredients. Mix together with a fork until it's crumbly. Set aside
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- In large bowl, beat together the remaining 1/3 cup butter and sugar, with an electric mixer until light and creamy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Add 1/2 the flour mixture and beat until incorporated. Beat in the buttermilk and then the remaining flour mixture just until combined.
- Fold in the blueberries just until incorporated.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan and then sprinkle the crumb topping evenly onto the batter.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 to 60 minutes.
- Remove and place pan on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve as is or with whipped cream or ice cream, if desired.
Notes
Serving size: 1 piece (1/12th recipe)
WW Points: 12
Check the WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app.
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 11 SmartPoints (Green plan) 11 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 11 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 8 PointsPlus (Old plan) To make it a little more Weight Watchers friendly, I might decrease the butter and increase the buttermilk a little if I were making it. You could also swap the brown sugar and sugar with your favorite zero-calorie sweeteners. My favorites are Truvia Baking Blend and Truvia Sweet Complete Brown. But, I'm not sure. The truth is that cakes are meant to have some butter and sugar in them. That's what makes them cakes.
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 11 SmartPoints (Green plan) 11 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 11 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 8 PointsPlus (Old plan) To make it a little more Weight Watchers friendly, I might decrease the butter and increase the buttermilk a little if I were making it. You could also swap the brown sugar and sugar with your favorite zero-calorie sweeteners. My favorites are Truvia Baking Blend and Truvia Sweet Complete Brown. But, I'm not sure. The truth is that cakes are meant to have some butter and sugar in them. That's what makes them cakes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 210mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 335IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 2mg