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Bakery-Style Blackberry Coffee Cake with Brown Butter Streusel
This blackberry coffee cake is soft, plush, and bakery-style, with a buttery vanilla crumb, jammy berries, and a thick brown butter streusel finished with powdered sugar. Perfect for brunch, holidays, or cozy weekends with coffee.

Ingredients
Cake Batter
Jammy Blackberries
Brown Butter Streusel
Topping
Instructions
Prepare the Blackberry Layer
- Step 1
In a saucepan, combine blackberries, sugar, and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat until berries soften and release their juices.
- Step 2
In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch with water, then stir into the pan. Cook 1 to 2 minutes until thick and jammy.
- Step 3
When you drag a spoon through the mixture, it should leave a clear streak that slowly fills back in.
- Step 4
Set aside to cool (or refrigerate).
Brown the Butter
- Step 5
In a light-colored saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook until foamy, golden, and nutty, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Step 6
Pour into a heatproof bowl and cool until warm but not hot.
Make the Streusel
- Step 7
In a bowl, mix brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, salt, and lemon zest.
- Step 8
Add the portion of browned butter and vanilla. Mix until crumbly.
- Step 9
Use your hands to form both large and small clumps.
- Step 10
Refrigerate while preparing the batter.
Make the Cake Batter
- Step 11
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9-inch round pan with parchment.
- Step 12
Whisk browned butter with granulated and brown sugar.
- Step 13
Add eggs, yolk, vanilla, sour cream, and milk. Whisk until smooth.
- Step 14
In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Step 15
Fold dry ingredients into wet until just combined. Do not overmix.
Assemble
- Step 16
Spread about 3/4 of the batter evenly in the pan.
- Step 17
Spoon blackberry filling over top and gently swirl.
- Step 18
Carefully spread remaining batter over the jam. Some mixing is fine.
- Step 19
Sprinkle streusel evenly over the top.
Bake
- Step 20
Bake 40 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Step 21
Cool in the pan for 30 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Step 22
Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
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Hey, I’m Adis! Georgia-based nurse, mom, and food photographer with an endless love for good flavor. My recipes are rooted in culture, travel, and the comforting flavors of home. I was raised in an Ethiopian household in Minneapolis, where the air was always filled with the aroma of warm spices and herbs. Those early meals taught me that food is a form of love—a language that connects people across tables and traditions
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