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A freshly baked berry coffee cake in a glass dish with sliced almonds and powdered sugar, with one piece removed.
Maryam

Berry Coffee Cake

A tender, buttery breakfast cake bursting with fresh berries and finished with a cinnamon crumb topping that stays crisp for days.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320

Ingredients
  

For the Crumb Topping
  • 0.75 cup all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter cold, cubed
For the Cake
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter 1.5 sticks, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.75 cup sour cream
  • 1.5 cup mixed fresh berries blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries, divided

Equipment

  • 9-inch springform pan
  • Medium mixing bowl
  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • Pastry cutter or fork

Method
 

Prep
  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 9-inch springform pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Add cold butter cubes and cut in with a pastry cutter or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-sized pieces. Refrigerate while making the batter.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt until well combined.
  4. In another large bowl, beat softened butter and granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla, scraping down the bowl as needed.
  5. Reduce mixer to low. Add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with sour cream in two additions, beginning and ending with flour. Mix just until combined - do not overmix.
  6. Gently fold in 1 cup berries. Spread half the batter into the prepared pan. Scatter remaining 1/2 cup berries over the batter. Dollop remaining batter on top and spread evenly - it does not need to be perfect.
  7. Sprinkle crumb topping evenly over the batter, breaking up any large clumps. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then remove springform ring and cool completely.

Notes

Toss berries with 1 tablespoon flour before folding in to prevent sinking. Use frozen berries straight from the freezer - do not thaw or they will bleed into the batter. The cake keeps well covered at room temperature for 2 days, or refrigerate for up to 5 days.