blueberry cream cheese loaf
Here’s a soft, moist, and slightly tangy Blueberry Cream Cheese Loaf—perfect for breakfast, tea, or dessert 🫐🍞
🥄 Ingredients
For the Loaf:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup milk or yogurt
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (don’t thaw if frozen)
Cream Cheese Layer:
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese (softened)
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
🔥 Instructions
1. Preheat Oven
- 175°C (350°F)
- Grease and line a loaf pan
2. Make Cream Cheese Filling
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth
- Set aside
3. Prepare Batter
- In one bowl: whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
- In another: cream butter and sugar until fluffy
- Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla
- Mix in milk/yogurt
- Gradually add dry ingredients
- Fold in blueberries gently
4. Layer the Loaf
- Pour half the batter into the pan
- Add cream cheese layer
- Top with remaining batter
5. Bake
- Bake 50–60 minutes
- Cover loosely with foil if top browns too quickly
- Toothpick should come out mostly clean
6. Cool
- Let cool in pan 10–15 minutes, then transfer to rack
💡 Tips
- Toss blueberries in a little flour to prevent sinking
- Use room-temperature ingredients for a smoother batter
- Chill before slicing for cleaner layers
🌟 Optional Glaze
- Mix ½ cup powdered sugar + 1–2 tbsp milk or lemon juice
- Drizzle over cooled loaf
This loaf is rich, creamy, and bursting with juicy blueberries—a perfect balance of sweet and tangy.
If you want, I can give you a bakery-style version with a crunchy streusel topping that makes it even more irresistible 😋
