Blueberry Queso Fresco Crumble Cake

Steps to make

1. 1

   Preheat oven and prepare baking dish

   5 min
   

   Preheat the oven to 350 °F and spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

2. 2

   Combine butter and sugar

   2 min
   

   In a mixing bowl, combine 1 stick of butter at room temperature with ⅔ cup of granulated sugar until creamy.

4. 3

   Add wet ingredients

   2 min
   

   Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, 2 eggs, zest from 1 lemon, and ½ cup of crema Mexicana and mix until well combined.

5. 4

   Add dry ingredients

   2 min
   

   Add 2 cups of all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1 teaspoon of salt. Mix well until completely combined.

6. 5

   Add blueberries

   2 min
   

   Fold in 2 cups of blueberries. Set batter aside.

7. 6

   Prepare crumble

   1 min
   

   In a food processor, add 1 cup of all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon of cold, diced butter, ⅓ cup of light brown sugar and ¼ cup of granulated sugar. Pulse a few times until a crumble forms the size of peas.

8. 7

   Add Queso Fresco

   2 min
   

   Transfer the crumble to a mixing bowl and add 1 cup of crumbled queso fresco. Mix together.

9. 8

   Prepare cake

   1 min
   

   Transfer the cake batter to the prepared baking dish and top with the prepared queso fresco crumble.

10. 9

    Bake

    1h
    

    Bake in the preheated oven for about 60-75 minutes until cooked in the middle and golden brown on top.

11. 10

    Serve

    

    Allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving.