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Published: Feb 18, 2022 · Modified: Feb 18, 2025

Blackberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

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A buttery blackberry cake, layered with tangy cream cheese and topped with a cinnamon brown sugar streusel – this Blackberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake is guaranteed to be a favorite!

Blackberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Cake for breakfast is always a good idea. Especially when it’s this Blackberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake. It’s a delectable way to start the day. This coffee cake is full of flavor. Starting with a buttery blackberry cake, layered with a tangy cream cheese filling and topped with a cinnamon brown sugar streusel topping that is drizzled with a sweet lemon icing and a scattering of fresh blackberries. Whoa. That was a mouthful. But there is no better way to describe the most perfect coffee cake you’re ever going to taste!

Blackberry Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping

I promise you’ll love this cream cheese coffee cake as much as I do! It’s perfect for serving at a brunch, family meal, or on a slow Sunday morning. If you have leftovers (which you probably won’t because this cake is that good), it’s the perfect start to a Monday morning with a hot cup of coffee.

We have about a three-week window to pick blackberries around the farm every summer. We have blackberry bushes along every creek and fence line. And for a couple weeks towards the end of summer, you can smell the sweet berries in the air. It’s one of our favorite times of the year. I came up with a Blackberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake idea because I had to use up some items in my fridge: cream cheese and Greek yogurt. It just so happened to be blackberry season.

Coffee Cake Made with Greek Yogurt

While a traditional coffee cake uses sour cream, I didn’t have any on hand. So I used a full-fat plain Greek yogurt and I like the extra tang it provided to the cake. I think it complements the freshly picked blackberries very well. I actually like the tangy flavor better than had I used sour cream, and I think you will too. This cream cheese coffee cake is packed with flavor. It’s the perfect combination of sweet and tart, soft and crunchy – topped off with a simple lemon glaze.

If you like this recipe, be sure to check out some of my other favorite breakfast recipes: Spiced Pear Waffles, Overnight Blueberry Baked French Toast and Pear Pecan Muffins with Oat Pecan Crumble.

Blackberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

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Blackberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Blackberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

A buttery blackberry cake, layered with tangy cream cheese and topped with a cinnamon brown sugar streusel – this Blackberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake is guaranteed to be a favorite!
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: blackberry, coffee cake, cream cheese
Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Shannon

Ingredients

  • Cake
  • 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar divided
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ cup full-fat Greek yogurt
  • 1 cup fresh blackberries plus more for topping
  • one 8-ounce block full-fat cream cheese softened
  • Crumb Topping
  • ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ cup butter unsalted butter cold and cubed
  • Icing
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
  • In a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and ¼ cup granulated sugar and ½ cup packed brown sugar together on high speed until creamy and combined, about 2 minutes.
  • Turn mixer to medium speed and add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Beat the vanilla extract and Greek Yogurt into mixer bowl. Scrape down the bowl with a spatula as needed.
  • With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture to the mixer bowl. Beat until combined.
  • Fold in the blackberries.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
  • Beat the cream cheese and remaining ¼ cup granulated sugar in a bowl of a stand mixer together until creamy. Pour and spread over cake batter.
  • To make the topping, combine the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Using a pastry cutter, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle topping over cream cheese layer.
  • Bake for 60-65 minutes or until it no longer jiggles in the center. At the 30-minute mark, tent a piece of aluminum foil over cake to prevent browning. An inserted toothpick should come out with a few moist crumbs, or mostly clean.
  • Cool cake on a wire rack for 30 minutes before removing the sides of the springform pan and slicing and serving.
  • To make the icing, whisk together powdered sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl. Drizzle over cake. Scatter additional fresh black berries on top of cake if desired.

* The nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

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  1. Randy Rogers says

    August 18, 2023 at 1:52 pm

    My favorite coffee cake ever!

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    • homesweetfarmhome says

      August 21, 2023 at 4:12 pm

      Thank you, Randy!

      Reply
  2. Becky Kemp says

    August 12, 2023 at 1:48 pm

    5 stars
    BlackBerry Cream cheese coffee cake is delicious! My family LOVED it.Thank you.

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    • homesweetfarmhome says

      August 16, 2023 at 12:23 pm

      I'm so glad your family loved it!

      Reply

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Hi! I'm Shannon and I live on a farm in Northern California where we enjoy a hard day’s work, home cooked meals and preserving the past. Oh yeah, we’re building a new (old) Farmhouse too! I created this blog as a way to journal our Farmhouse build and collect our family-favorite recipes.

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