Blackberry, Earl Grey and Strusel Cake
PREP TIME:
20
MINUTES
COOK TIME:
45
MINUTES
TOTAL TIME:
60+ MINUTES
YIELD:
8 slices
Fragrant, fruity, and topped with a crunchy strusel—this blackberry Earl Grey cake is a delightful treat for the senses. Because who doesn’t love the blend of aromatic Earl Grey tea, tart blackberries, and a buttery crumble topping? This easy recipe is the perfect balance of flavours and textures!

About this recipe
Who would've thought cake could taste like your favourite cuppa? Well my Blackberry, Earl Grey Strusel Cake is the perfect winter dessert. I can imagine this paired with some warm custard would be amazing.
Ingredients
Blackberry
- 150g blackberry
- 10g flour
Streusel
- 65g granulated sugar
- 80g plain flour
- 45g unsalted butter, melted
Cake
- 180g self raising flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 50g softened unsalted butter
- 50ml vegetable oil
- 150g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 120ml whole milk
- 3 earl grey tea bags (to be infused)
- ½ earl grey tea bag
Blackberry:
- 300g blackberries
- 20g flour
Streusel:
- 130g granulated sugar
- 160g plain flour
- 90g unsalted butter, melted
Cake:
- 360g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 100g softened unsalted butter
- 100ml vegetable oil
- 300g caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 240ml whole milk
- 6 Earl Grey tea bags (to be infused)
- 1 Earl Grey tea bag
Blackberry:
- 450g blackberries
- 30g flour
Streusel:
- 195g granulated sugar
- 240g plain flour
- 135g unsalted butter, melted
Cake:
- 540g self-raising flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 150g softened unsalted butter
- 150ml vegetable oil
- 450g caster sugar
- 6 eggs
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 360ml whole milk
- 9 Earl Grey tea bags (to be infused)
- 1 ½ Earl Grey tea bags
Ingredients
Blackberry:
- 5.3oz blackberries
- 0.35oz flour
Streusel:
- 2.3oz granulated sugar
- 2.8oz plain flour
- 1.6oz unsalted butter, melted
Cake:
- 6.3oz self-raising flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1.8oz softened unsalted butter
- 1.7fl oz vegetable oil
- 5.3oz caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4.1fl oz whole milk
- 3 Earl Grey tea bags (to be infused)
- ½ Earl Grey tea bag
Blackberry:
- 10.6oz blackberries
- 0.7oz flour
Streusel:
- 4.6oz granulated sugar
- 5.6oz plain flour
- 3.2oz unsalted butter, melted
Cake:
- 12.7oz self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 3.5oz softened unsalted butter
- 3.4fl oz vegetable oil
- 10.6oz caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 8.5fl oz whole milk
- 6 Earl Grey tea bags (to be infused)
- 1 Earl Grey tea bag
Blackberry:
- 15.9oz blackberries
- 1oz flour
Streusel:
- 6.9oz granulated sugar
- 8.5oz plain flour
- 4.8oz unsalted butter, melted
Cake:
- 19oz self-raising flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 5.3oz softened unsalted butter
- 5.1fl oz vegetable oil
- 15.9oz caster sugar
- 6 eggs
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 12.2fl oz whole milk
- 9 Earl Grey tea bags (to be infused)
- 1 ½ Earl Grey tea bags

Instructions
For the Streusel Topping:
- In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar, flour and melted butter
- Using a fork, incorporate the butter into the dry mixture until a crumbly texture forms. (The mixture should clump together when squeezed, but crumble easily).
- Set aside.
For the Blackberries:
- In a small bowl add your blackberries and flour then mix together. (flour helps to prevent your fruit from sinking).
- Set aside.
For the Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 170°C.
- Heat up your milk with 3 teabags until the milk goes brown and then allow to cool.
- Butter and flour in a 9-inch square or circle baking pan.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the butter, oil and sugar until a smooth paste.
- Add your eggs, vanilla essence and infused milk and mix together, your mixture will be very liquidy but don't worry this will ensure a fluffy cake!
- Sift in your flour, salt and baking powder then whisk with the wet mixture until combined.
- In your prepared baking pan add your cake mixture and top with your streusel and blueberries.
- Bake your cake your 45-55 minutes or until a skewer come out clean, make sure not to open your oven for the first 30 minutes or your cake might deflate!
- Enjoy :)
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