Blackberry Crumb Coffee Cake
This Blackberry Crumb Coffee Cake features a soft and moist cake, filled with a layer of cinnamon streusel and juicy blackberries. Sprinkled with a crumb topping and baked until golden, this coffee cake makes a delicious breakfast or light dessert!
Last week, I shared this No-Bake Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake, and this week, I’m sharing a crumb coffee cake!
Since it’s summer, I feel like lots of cake is needed. Am I right?
Well, cake is needed pretty much any time of the year, but since I specifically love eating cake for breakfast, coffee cake is pretty much the best kind there is. It has just the right amount of flavor and fruit, which makes it just a liiiiitle bit healthier for breakfast (play along with me, please!) and it’s also sweet enough for a light dessert.
The hubster and I love coffee cake. As in, we could eat it every week if we let ourselves. Which we don’t, so not to worry! But, want to know a secret? We buy a lot of store-bought coffee cake. I feel guilty just saying those words out loud since I’m a food blogger, but sometimes, it’s just easier to buy the cake.
Well, not anymore! Thanks to this Blackberry Crumb Coffee Cake, the hubster and I eagerly ate our way through this entire coffee cake in just a few short days. It’s just that good, friends! No need for the store-bought kind, as this homemade version is about a million times better. And I’m not just saying that because I made this…pinky swear!
This Blackberry Crumb Coffee Cake features a soft and moist cake, filled with a layer of cinnamon streusel and juicy blackberries. Sprinkled with a crumb topping and baked until golden, this coffee cake makes a delicious breakfast or light dessert!
If you’re anything like me, the crumb topping is what makes a coffee cake unlike any other dessert. It’s sweet, sugary, cinnamon-y, and all-around delicious. This Blackberry Crumb Coffee Cake is loaded with a crumbly mixture inside the batter and on top. So you get double the deliciousness! Sounds pretty good, right?
And blackberries. Let’s talk about blackberries! I love them, but I almost feel like it’s a forgotten fruit to me. Sure, I use it to make my No-Bake Blackberry Cheesecake or to munch on as a snack, but I don’t use it as much as I should in baked goods. So, I’m changing it up and trying to bake with it more this summer, starting with this coffee cake.
And like most of my recipes, this Blackberry Crumb Coffee Cake is a breeze to whip up! You can have this cake prepped and ready to be devoured in no time. It makes a tasty breakfast or delectable dessert, with its light texture and sweet flavor. It’s also perfect to serve for brunch or for when you have a house full of hungry house guests!
Looking for more cake recipes? I’ve got you covered!
- Easy Blueberry Dump Cake
- Cranberry Swirl Coffee Cake
- Mixed Berry Coffee Cake
- Blueberry Coffee Cake Bites
- Banana Upside Down Cake
Blackberry Crumb Coffee Cake
Ingredients
Crumb Topping
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
Filling
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ⅓ cup milk, I used 2%
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste, or vanilla extract
- 2 cups fresh blackberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Light spray an 8 inch round cake pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside. See note below.**
- To prepare the crumb topping, add brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, melted butter, and flour to a medium bowl. Stir to thoroughly combine. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Add yogurt and milk. Beat until combined. Add in eggs, one at a time, followed by vanilla extract. Beat until combined. Slowly add in flour mixture and stir until just combined.
- Spread ½ of batter on the bottom of prepared pan. Top batter with 1/2 of crumb mixture, followed by blackberries. Spread remaining batter on top of blackberries. Sprinkle rest of crumb mixture on top of batter.
- Bake for 54-58 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
You know that I will NEVER argue with cake, right? It’s the best, especially the crumb kind. I have been known to hog all the crumb. Have a great holiday weekend, Gayle!
Thank you, Mir! Hope you have a great weekend, too!
Lots of cake is DEFINITELY needed, especially on a long weekend! And this one looks like crumb-cake perfection!
Hooray for cake! Thanks, Kate!
Gayle, I love a good coffee cake and this one. . this crumb topping and the blackberries looks amazing!!!! love this cake! have a great 4th!!!!
Thank you, Alice! I just can’t resist crumb toppings. Hope you have a wonderful 4th, too!
That crumb topping looks so good! What a delicious cake for a brunch!
Thanks, Kelly!
What a beautiful coffee cake! I wish I had a slice to go with my coffee right now!
Coffee and coffee cake make the best combo! Thanks, Jessica!
Coffee cake is just the best- I’ve never had a slice with blackberries, so I’ve gotta make this! Who could resist all that crumb?
Thanks, Medha! I’m such a sucker for crumb topping! 🙂
Coffee cake (and all breakfast sweets, actually) is one of my favorites! Homemade is always best, and I’d love a slice of this blackberry coffee cake! That crumb topping looks perfect!
Thanks for the coffee cake love, Kristine!
Love a good coffee cake like this one! Looks delicious and the blackberry layer! Have a great holiday weekend!
Thank you, Mira! Hope you have a great weekend, too!
The smell of homemade coffee cake coming out of the oven is one of those things that makes me instantly happy. The blackberries! The topping! This is just perfect.
Thanks, Amanda!
I can never pass up coffee cake. And then you go and put blackberries in the middle making it even more irresistible. I must have a slice, STAT!
Coffee cake and blackberries were meant to be together! 🙂 Thanks, Jen!
I’m with you — cake for breakfast!!! It’s my absolute favorite and homemade coffee cake is SUCH a treat!
Thanks, Blair!
We have all picked store bought stuff ’cause sometimes the craving outweighs the energy to make things 😉 And, yeap, this cake is PERFECT for breakfast (that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it 😉 ) . Reasons why? #1 There’s never a bad time to eat cake, #2 there’s yogurt in there so that’s basically a breakfast food, #3 there’s berries in there and same reason as #2, and #4 it’s cake. Period 🙂 This cake looks heavenly, Gayle and Pinning, of course! I bet this smells unreal when it’s baking!! Have a fantastic long weekend, girl! xo
You are exactly right…there is never a bad time for cake! And I love your thinking about the yogurt in here. Thanks for the kind words and pin, friend! Happy weekend to you, too!
This looks SO wonderful, Gayle! I love blackberries, especially in desserts like this. ???????????? YUM.
Thanks for the kind words, Annie!
I am a huge coffee drinker and this would be the perfect complement to my first cup after dinner! Love that crumb!!
Thanks, Annie! I’m all about the crumb topping!
I an just imagine settling don on a cold autumn afternoon with a HUGE slice of this and a big mug of coffee. The crumb topping sounds amazing.
Thank you, Dannii!
This cake looks gorgeous! Great flavour combination and love the cinnamon crumb topping! 🙂
Thanks, Nadia!
I can never resist coffee cake especially with a glorious crumb coating like yours, Gayle 🙂 Looks so delicious and I love all those fresh pretty blackberries!
Thank you, Kelly!
Oh G, there is no need whatsoever to feel guilty about buying coffee cake! Erik and I enjoy our storebought goodies fairly regularly. It’s called “research” or something. You know? 😉 Meanwhile, sometimes we need to give ourselves a break from ALL the making of food. From scratch. Lol. So, but if I was your neighbor, I’d be “shopping” at your house all the time, searching for this blackberry crumb coffee cake. 🙂 Hope you’re enjoying a lovely, long weekend with your family. Pinning. xo
Haha yes…research! 🙂 I like it! Thanks for the kind words and pin, friend!
Wow! This is beautiful! I will have to try this recipe!
Thanks for the kind words and for stopping by, Emily!
This cake is delicious! Just tried it. It looks so fancy as well. The only thing I did differently is added a bit of brewed coffee to the batter, also next time I want to add more berries 🙂
Hi Asiya! I’m so glad that you enjoyed this cake! That is a great idea to added brewed coffee. I’m going to try that next time! Thanks so much for letting me know how it turned out!