Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake


A truly divine coffee cake recipe - dense, moist, just plain delicious. Note: 2 1/2 cups flour minus 2 cups for the coffee cake minus 1/4 cup for tossing with the blueberries leaves 1/4 cup for the topping. :)

Steps


Cream together 1 1 / 4 cups sugar and 1 / 2 cup butter until light and fluffy.
Add eggs , one at a time , mixing well after each addition.
Combine 2 cups flour , baking powder and salt.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk and water.
Toss blueberries in 1 / 4 cup flour.
Fold into batter with cream cheese and 1 tsp lemon rind.
Pour into greased and floured 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
Combine remaining sugar , flour and rind.
Cut in remaining butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Sprinkle over batter.
Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 1 hour.

Ingredients


granulated sugar, butter, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, milk, water, blueberries, cream cheese, fresh lemon rind