Streusel me this...



Sweet blueberries with a crunchy cinnamon streusel on top!



Dear Chase:

I've noticed lately that I have been making a lot of chocolate goodies...from your birthday party to other friends birthday parties. There were endless amounts of chocolate cupcakes, whoppie pies and chocolate chip cookies. I mean I like chocolate as much as the next gal but there are so many other desserts that are just as tasty and easy to make. One of them being this blueberry crumb cake you see in picture above. So last night, I was digging around our freezer and found some frozen berries that would be perfect for this light and flavorful cake. This particular cake is very light and flavorful when you have the cinnamon and nutmeg infused streusel on top. Streusel- is a German term, meaning something scattered or sprinkled on top. The topping is usually made up of butter, flour, sugar and various spices; then sprinkled on top of muffins, cakes and even baked fruits. There are many other spices you can use in streusel but I like to use cinnamon and nutmeg as well as organic sugar cane sugar.

Here is the recipe, give it a try and enjoy!

1/2 c. Unsalted Butter, softened
2/3 c. Sugar
3 Eggs
1tsp Lemon Zest
1/3 c. Sour Cream
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 1/4 c. All Purpose Flour
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 cup Blueberries (Fresh or Frozen)

Streusel Topping:
1/2 c. Butter
1/3 c. Sugar
1/4 c. Light Brown Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Nutmeg
1 c. All Purpose Flour

Directions:

Mix butter and sugar in an electric mixer until light and fluffy. (about 2 minutes). Then add eggs one at a time and mix until fully combined. Next, add lemon zest, sour cream and vanilla and mix until blended. Then, take all your dry ingredients and sift them together (flour, baking powder and baking soda). On low speed add your flour mixture into your egg mixture just until the flour is combined. Do not over mix or your cake will come out tough and dense. Make sure your butter and eggs are at room temperature ..as this will make all the difference in how light your cake will turn out. Then fold in your blueberries.

Streusel part: Take 1/2 c. Butter and melt it down, let cool. Then, take your sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and flour, add melted butter and mix well. The mixture should start to form a crumble and just sprinkle it on top of your cake.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. It is that easy.... :)