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Home / Recipes / Dessert / Cake / Lemon Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Lemon Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake

1 hr
| 24 Comments |
4.81 from 21 votes
Jump to Recipe 06/01/15 | Updated: 06/13/20 | by Nora
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Lemon Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake: The best recipe to serve to unexpected guests! Easy with a cake mix and still so tasty – nobody will ever know!

squares of lemon blueberry coffee cake on parchment paper

I don’t know about you but I’m a huge fan of cake. And a gigantic fan of anything lemon and/or blueberry.

Streusel Topped Blueberry French Toast Casserole. Blueberry Muffins! Told you, I’m obsessed over here – and this coffee cake is no different!

close up photo of fork stuck into a piece of lemon blueberry coffee cake

How this cake works

Just look at that crumb topping! How are blueberries with streusel ever not delicious? I mean this Streusel Topped Blueberry French Toast Casserole totally proves my point.

It’s going to take you one box of lemon cake mix plus four other ingredients and one bowl to lemon blueberry coffee cake bliss.

Drizzling with your favorite lemon glaze after baking is entirely optional – but highly recommended!

The really, truly amazing thing about this cake is that you make a huge bowl of buttery crumbles first and then use part of that mix to make your cake batter.

The leftovers go right on top of the cake as the streusel – no extra step required!

Recipe tips and tricks

  • If you don’t have boxed lemon cake mix, yellow cake mix works, too. Add some lemon zest if you like.
  • You can replace the sour cream with Greek yogurt. The cake will be less rich but still delicious.
  • Feel free to use any berries you like in place of the blueberries! Strawberries should be diced.
close up photo of a slice of lemon blueberry coffee cake with a bite taken out

More blueberry recipes

  • Buttermilk Blueberry Scones
  • Easy Blueberry Cobbler
  • Sheet Pan Blueberry Pancakes
  • Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

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Lemon Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Lemon Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake: The best recipe to serve to unexpected guests! Easy with a cake mix and still so tasty – nobody will ever know!
Recipe by Nora from Savory Nothings
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4.81 from 21 votes
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Recipe details

Prep 10 mins
Cook 50 mins
Total 1 hr
Difficulty Easy
Servings 8 slices
Nutrition 471 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 (16.5 ounce) box lemon cake mix
  • ¾ cup cold butter
  • ⅔ cup sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup blueberries fresh or frozen
  • your favorite lemon glaze optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C). Grease a 7 x 11 inch (18 x 28 cm) baking pan well.
  • Add the cake mix to a large bowl and mix in the butter with your fingertips until it’s evenly distributed and small crumbs are forming. Set aside ¾ cup of the crumbs.
  • Add the sour cream and eggs to the remaining crumb mixture and beat in with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2-3 minutes. Pour into the prepared pan. Evenly sprinkle first the blueberries and then the crumbs you set aside over the top.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan before drizzling with the glaze (if you want to) and cutting to serve.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 471kcal
Nutrition is an estimate.

More recipe information

Suitable for: Vegetarian
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Nora Rusev from Savory Nothings
About Nora 
When I got married to my professional chef husband, I realized I had to step up my game in the kitchen. Now I share my favorite foolproof family recipes here on Savory Nothings: Chef-approved, kid-vetted and easy enough for everyday home cooks like you and me!   Learn more.

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Comments

  1. Ann Marie says

    May 14, 2022 at 5:50 pm

    When using frozen berries do you need to thaw them before use?

    Reply
    • Nora says

      May 15, 2022 at 3:11 pm

      Ann Marie, you can use the berries right from frozen – no need to thaw them out! Hope this helps!

      Reply
  2. Leslie Lakes says

    March 08, 2022 at 10:36 pm

    5 stars
    I made this recipe using a box of Duncan Hines Moist natural lemon flavored cake mix. I did add the zest from one fresh lemon, but other than that, followed this recipe to a “T”. Chose not to glaze it. It was perfect as is. Brought it to work this morning to share with my co-workers and they LOVED IT! I plan to try this same recipe next time with a yellow cake mix and raspberries instead. YUMM! This is a delicious and super easy way to make a dessert or coffee treat that everyone will enjoy.
    Thank you, Nora!
    Leslie in Greenville, SC

    Reply
    • Nora says

      March 10, 2022 at 3:00 pm

      I’m so glad, Leslie! Sounds like a great idea with the lemon zest. And I definitely wan to try your raspberry version!

      Reply
  3. Jacqueline Jones says

    September 02, 2020 at 5:18 pm

    5 stars
    Wonderful results from this recipe! Delicious! And easy!

    Reply
  4. Theresa says

    June 04, 2020 at 9:10 pm

    5 stars
    This was amazing! I will definitely be making this a lot.

    Reply
    • Nora says

      June 09, 2020 at 3:46 pm

      Theresa, I’m so glad the coffee cake turned out well for you. This reminds me, I should make it again sometime, too 😉

      Reply
  5. Sue says

    April 06, 2020 at 10:39 pm

    5 stars
    It was incredible! Along with the crumbles on top before baking, I added cinnamon and sugar. It was superb! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Nora Rusev says

      April 07, 2020 at 12:13 pm

      I’m so glad, Sue!

      Reply
  6. Nora says

    July 10, 2015 at 9:22 am

    Awesome Faye!

    Reply
  7. Lisa @ Healthy Nibbles & Bits says

    June 13, 2015 at 7:27 am

    Dish duty is definitely the worst. I hear you on how it would be much better to be playing outside. This cake looks divine, Nora!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      July 10, 2015 at 9:22 am

      I’m dreaming of somebody who will just clean up my kitchen mess 😉 Thanks Lisa!

      Reply
  8. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    June 07, 2015 at 5:34 am

    Baked to perfection! This coffee cake looks so delicious Nora, I definitely could go for a slice right now.

    Reply
    • Nora says

      July 10, 2015 at 9:22 am

      Thanks Thalia!

      Reply
  9. Kate @ Diethood says

    June 04, 2015 at 4:54 pm

    I first want to eat the topping then work my way down into the cake, mkay?! THANKS! 😀 It’s GORGEOUS!

    Reply
  10. Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures says

    June 04, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    The texture looks fantastic! Yeah for quick and easy cake recipes!

    Reply
  11. Ginny McMeans says

    June 04, 2015 at 7:29 am

    Even the title had me licking my chops. Then there were your pictures. Yummmmm

    Reply
  12. Denise | Sweet Peas & Saffron says

    June 04, 2015 at 6:37 am

    Coffee cake is my ultimate weakness! This one looks so delicious! Love it!

    Reply
  13. Deb@ Cooking on the Front Burner says

    June 04, 2015 at 2:18 am

    This coffee cake would be perfect with my morning coffee!

    Reply
  14. Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says

    June 03, 2015 at 11:14 pm

    This cake looks amazing! Love how you doctored up the cake mix!

    Reply
  15. Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says

    June 02, 2015 at 7:13 pm

    5 stars
    I hate cleaning up dishes too. That’s one of my favorite parts of camping. Dinners done? Burn the paper plates! Haha! This coffee cake sounds amazing!

    Reply
  16. Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven says

    June 02, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    Okay, this is SERIOUSLY the moistest-looking coffee cake I’ve ever seen! Lemon and blueberries are my all-time fav combo and I could totally demolish this coffee cake within seconds! GORGEOUS photos too, Nora!

    Reply
  17. Mariah @ Mariah's Pleasing Plates says

    June 02, 2015 at 6:02 am

    I love cake, especially lemon! This looks amazing Nora! Pinned!

    Reply
  18. Medha @ Whisk & Shout says

    June 02, 2015 at 12:48 am

    This looks great! The lemon blueberry combo is my fave and coffee cake always reminds me of my pre-summer job starbucks trips in past years 🙂

    Reply

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