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I have a sweet tooth. Big time. It might just be my greatest weakness.
Fortunately, I have found ways to satisfy my sweet tooth with less sugar by using SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener. I use it in my coffee, sprinkle it over fruit, and I bake with it. The thing I love about SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener is that it works pretty much anywhere I might use sugar. For baking I prefer using SPLENDA® Sugar Blend and SPLENDA® Brown Sugar Blend which have half the sugar and half the calories that you’ll get when baking with plain sugar.
Blueberry Crumb Cake is one of those recipes where the SPLENDA® Sugar Blend works perfectly.
This classic crumb cake is perfect for breakfast, dessert, or snacking. I don’t feel so guilty enjoying it, since it has half the calories and sugar. This is an adapted recipe that I pulled from the pages of “Martha Stewart Living” magazine many years ago. I have been making for as far back as I can remember. It’s a good one!
ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
1 cup Splenda® Sugar Blend
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups sour cream
3 cups blueberries
Blueberry Crumb Topping Blueberry Crumb Topping
crumb topping ingredients:
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 cup packed Splenda® Brown Sugar Blend
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
directions:
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Into a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan.
2. Prepare crumb topping. In a medium bowl, combine cinnamon, salt, Splenda® Brown Sugar Blend, and flour. Cut in the butter using your hands, two knives, or a pastry blender until well combined and crumbly. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and Splenda® Sugar Blend until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, until well combined. Add vanilla, and beat until combined. Add reserved flour mixture and the sour cream, and beat just until well combined. Fold in 2 cups blueberries. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Toss remaining cup blueberries with the crumb topping. Sprinkle crumb topping over cake. Bake until golden brown and cake tester comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.
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Blueberry Crumb Cake
About a MomIngredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoons 1 1/4 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
- 1 cup Splenda® Sugar Blend
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups sour cream
- 3 cups blueberries
- Blueberry Crumb Topping
crumb topping ingredients:
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/2 cup packed Splenda® Brown Sugar Blend
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 12 tablespoons 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
Instructions
- 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Into a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan.
- 2. Prepare crumb topping. In a medium bowl, combine cinnamon, salt, Splenda® Brown Sugar Blend, and flour. Cut in the butter using your hands, two knives, or a pastry blender until well combined and crumbly. Set aside.
- 3. In the bowl of electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and Splenda® Sugar Blend until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, until well combined. Add vanilla, and beat until combined. Add reserved flour mixture and the sour cream, and beat just until well combined. Fold in 2 cups blueberries. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Toss remaining cup blueberries with the crumb topping. Sprinkle crumb topping over cake. Bake until golden brown and cake tester comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.
I have some blueberries that I was thinking of making blueberry muffins out of but my Mother is diabetic so maybe I will surprise her with this Blueberry Crumb Cake instead on my next visit. She likes Blueberries a lot so this will be a great recipe for her. I think I’ll write it down and give it to her with it. Thanks for sharing it.
This looks super tasty! I love blueberry crumb cake or muffins!
Yum.
Oh, I think this looks wonderful. I’m always on the look out for something sweet that is sugar-free. Thanks for sharing! YUM!
I have been looking for a recipe like this one here. I love anything blueberry! i will for sure be giving this a try soon.
This sounds just delightful. I sometimes use Splenda but not always and I love pretty much anything with blueberries. Saving for later.
This looks delicious, I cannot wait to try it. I’d also like to try a simple cinnamon crumb cake without the blueberries. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Yum yum! This is going on Pinterest! 🙂