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Light Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe – Starbucks Copycat

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I promise we eat other things besides breakfast… and yet here I am sharing my super easy blueberry breakfast cake. The thing is…I love weekends. Especially Saturday mornings. We aren’t rushed to go anywhere and I have the time to make something as delicious as this blueberry cake that my whole family will enjoy.

Blueberry Coffee Cake in a glass dish

You all know how much I love coffee shop coffee, and once in a while, I get a little treat. I also love cranberry orange scones… but now I like my recipe better too. Plus it’s super easy to make, so there’s that! Watch the video below to see how this incredible cake is made.

One day, at my local coffee shop, I tried their reduced fat blueberry cake and all of us in the car were hooked. It’s moist, cakey, has some blueberries and overall it tastes delicious!

The only problem is that when I got home, I looked up the nutritional information for a “reduced fat” slice at it has 10g of fat. I immediately felt guilty…so off to the kitchen I went to create my version of their deliciousness. My version has 2.5g per serving.

How did I “reduce the fat” content of this recipe? I used Greek yogurt for half of the butter of my traditional coffee cake recipe. The Greek yogurt adds moisture and cuts out a lot of the fat. In fact, after I plugged in my ingredients to a recipe calculator, each of my servings had 5.5g of fat. I’d say that was a success!

Blueberry Coffee Cake in a glass dish

 I didn’t sacrifice any of the flavor, moisture or cakey-ness either. In fact, I would dare say that I like my version better. It’s also cheaper, it freezes very well and everyone loved it.

The tear on his face is because I kept telling him to wait so I could photograph the actual cake! This boy loves food. 

side by side images of cake dough and cake dough with blueberries in it

But then again… I’ve been testing a lot of recipes this summer, both for MOMables and for my cookbook. It’s been a crazy summer with me working endless hours and every weekend, kids going to and from camp and grandparent houses… all good things… I just think we are all ready for a little routine.

Thankfully, the kids started school this week. We are slowly falling into our little routines, school activities and making mealtime family time. Which is good for you… since I’ll be posting a lot more mealtime things and not just the treats we enjoy over the weekend.

a slice of Blueberry Coffee Cake on a plate

Go ahead. Bake, grab a slice, enjoy. Then… come back and let everyone else know how much you loved it.

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★★★★★

4.9 from 15 reviews

You are going to love the simplicity of this recipe. Dry ingredients, check! Wet ingredients, check! Mix and bake!

  • Author: Laura Fuentes
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 50 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 16

Ingredients

For the cake batter:

 

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons (5 tsp) baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • ¾ cup (6oz) Greek yogurt
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 cups blueberries

 

For the crumble topping:

    • ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 5 tablespoons butter, chilled and cubed

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and place the baking rack in the middle of the oven. Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
  2. Make the batter in the bowl of your stand mixer or a large bowl by combining the all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  3. To the bowl, add the Greek yogurt, softened butter, lemon zest, eggs, and vanilla. Mix on low speed until combined and there are no visible clumps. The batter will be thick. Gently fold in blueberries with a spatula.
  4. Pour batter mixture into the greased baking pan.
  5. In a small bowl, make the crumble topping by mixing the flour and sugar. Then, add the chilled and cubed butter. I’ve found that using my hands is the easiest way to turn this into a coarse, sand-like texture.
  6. Distribute crumble mixture over the batter.
  7. Bake for 50-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow cake to cool down to room temperature prior to serving.

Notes

You can make this with whole wheat flour but you must use whole wheat pastry flour. Otherwise, you will have a dense cake.
To prevent the blueberries from sinking to the bottom, give them a quick toss in 2 Tablespoons of flour. Coating them with flour will prevent them from sinking to the bottom.
Quick tip
: Measure all your dry and wet ingredients and place them in separate bowls. Refrigerate your wet ingredients (minus the butter, you should leave that out on the counter) and in the morning, all you have to do is quickly mix the batter, pour, sprinkle your topping and bake!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 square
  • Calories: 239
  • Sugar: 26.8g
  • Sodium: 250.2mg
  • Fat: 10.2g
  • Saturated Fat: 6.1g
  • Carbohydrates: 35.5g
  • Fiber: 0.9g
  • Protein: 3.3g
  • Cholesterol: 48.7mg

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  1. rose

    August 19, 2019 at 7:06 pm

    Can I use blueberry flavored greek yogurt? Can I also use a springform pan? If so, what size do you suggest?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      August 23, 2019 at 5:59 pm

      Absolutely, use any greek yogurt you like. I have not tried a springform pan, but you’d need two 9-inch round pans for sure.

      Reply
  2. Juli LeMaster

    August 12, 2019 at 8:07 pm

    Can you use frozen blueberries?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      August 23, 2019 at 6:08 pm

      Absolutely!

      Reply
  3. Gina Carroll

    July 16, 2019 at 10:20 am

    This is without a doubt the best blueberry coffee cake I have ever had! It runs circles around the Starbucks version. I shared a good portion with a neighbor, and she asked for a copy of the recipe. I made two variations. I substituted plain yogurt for Greek yogurt, and half-and-half for the milk. I know that some have complained about the amount of butter, and adding half-and-half only makes the fat content higher. However, I eat very healthy and mostly organic. I don’t bake a lot and eat very little sweets. This is definitely a treat. I don’t make a meal of it. Bottom line — fabulous recipe!!!

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      July 25, 2019 at 5:00 pm

      I am so glad this was a success for you, Gina! And what a lucky neighbor that received a piece!

      Reply
  4. Karen Smith

    June 26, 2019 at 4:39 pm

    I made this cake and it is gr8!! Of course we always have to change this or that to our preferences or larder. I cut back the sugar in the batter to 3/4 cup, forgot to put in the lemon zest, and drizzled some lemon juice and conf. sugar over the top. Check a little earlier than The bake time given, mine was done earlier than predicted. The cake is dense but still light and airy. I highly recommend that you try this recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      July 12, 2019 at 1:34 pm

      I am so glad you enjoyed this cake, Karen!

      Reply
  5. Barbarina Davidson

    February 27, 2019 at 1:52 pm

    Can this be divided in half? My family isn’t so large and that is a lot for us to eat.

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      March 13, 2019 at 5:04 pm

      Sure. Use a 9×9 pan. Enjoy!

      Reply
  6. Angel

    December 31, 2018 at 1:19 pm

    Can this be frozen? I’d like to freeze it in individual servings for work snacks. Thanks looks wonderful.

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      January 01, 2019 at 9:00 am

      Absolutely! Thaws out beautifully. Enjoy!

      Reply
  7. Cats

    August 28, 2018 at 6:23 pm

    Can I use regular yogurt instead of Greek yogurt?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      August 29, 2018 at 1:38 pm

      Absolutely!

      Reply
  8. brinacyl

    July 31, 2018 at 8:18 am

    The cake turned out amazing and we had it for breakfast. I made few changes as follow to reduce few calories: semi skimmed milk, low fat greek yogurt, and reduced streusel to half. Thank you for a superb recipe.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      August 01, 2018 at 9:38 pm

      Amazing! Great substitutes. So glad you enjoyed it.

      Reply
  9. Cindy

    February 25, 2018 at 5:41 pm

    Can you use sour cream in place of yogurt? I’ve made this several times and have always used Greek yogurt but my neighbor brought me blueberries and I am out of yogurt.

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      February 26, 2018 at 2:33 pm

      You absolutely can Cindy. Enjoy!

      Reply
  10. Beth

    September 04, 2017 at 11:52 am

    Delicious! Since this cake has milk, yogurt, and blueberries, does it need to be refrigerated?

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes

      September 05, 2017 at 9:46 am

      You can leave it out for 24 hours in an airtight container, but yes, refrigerate for up to 5 days…if it last that long 😉

      Reply
  11. Erica

    August 14, 2017 at 6:54 am

    This was admittedly delicious and the family devoured it. But, unless you know of some magical butter that is low in calories, this is NOT light. There are 13 tablespoons of butter. that’s 10 grams of fat per serving before adding any of the other ingredients.

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    • Laura Fuentes

      August 14, 2017 at 11:49 am

      Hi Erica, I am so glad this recipe was a succes and loved by your family. The recipe has 1/2 cup of butter, which is 4 tablespoons. That’s 5.4g per serving.

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      • Erica

        August 14, 2017 at 3:55 pm

        I will definitely make it again for company. But, I have to point out that a 1/2 cup of butter has been and always been 8 tablespoons. https://www.nigella.com/ask/measuring-butter

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        • Laura Fuentes

          August 15, 2017 at 4:35 pm

          Yes sorry, I had a mom-moment! It is 8 tablespoons, and I fixed the fat content, it is 5.4g/serving. Thanks for catching that.

          Reply
  12. CakenGifts.in

    May 15, 2017 at 3:44 am

    Marvellous cake!!!! It is very amazing, Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe. Last sunday we made this cake, My whole family became very happy after taking it. CakenGifts.in has also such awesome Cakes. Thanks alot!!!!!!!

    ★★★★★

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