Blueberries 'N' Cheese Coffee Cake

  • 15

Ingredients

  • TOPPING:
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
  • 1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup 1% buttermilk
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
  • 1 pkg. (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream chesse
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter

Preparation

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and crumbly. Beat in the egg, egg whites, applesauce, oil and lemon peel.

Combine 2 cups flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to the sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk. In a bowl, toss blueberries with remaining flour; fold into batter along with cream cheese.

Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray.

For topping, combine the flour, sugar and lemon peel in a bowl; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.

Bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.Yield:15 servings.

Note: If using frozen blueberries, do not thaw before adding to batter.


Nutritional Analysis: One piece equals 224 calories, 8 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 346 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1-1/2 fat.