Blueberry Coffee Cake

Nick & Mallory

We traveled down to DC to celebrate an early birthday with Mallory.  We enjoyed dinner at "Ripple" in Cleveland Heights, a visit with Nick, Mallory, their new puppy Darcy and a Blueberry Coffee Cake for birthday cake. This cake has a nice flavor and could be made with whatever berry is in season, a very moist, light cake.

Darcy

Blueberry (Birthday) Coffee Cake

Ingredients:

2 sticks butter, softened

2 c sugar

4 eggs (med-large)

juice & zest of one lemon

2 1/2 c flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

8 oz plain greek yogurt (I used one 6 oz pkg)

fresh blueberries (or berry of your choice)

1 c powdered sugar

2-3 T lemon juice

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°, grease & flour tube or bundt pan.  Mix flour, soda, salt & lemon zest.

In mixer bowl cream butter & sugar, add eggs one at a time then add lemon juice.  Add flour and yogurt mix till just blended (don't over mix).  Toss the berries with a little sugar or flour to keep their color from running into the cake then fold them into batter.

Pour batter into prepared pan, reduce oven temp to 325° and bake for about 1 hour check  for toothpick to come out clean.  Remove from oven and allow to cool about 20 min before removing from pan.  When cool mix 1 c powdered sugar with lemon juice to desired consistency drizzle over cake.