Blueberry Coffee Cake

Our first custard this August was blueberry coffee cake.

M's thoughts:

As I mentioned in the preview, I was so excited to see the return of blueberry coffee cake.  We tried it last year on the next to last day it was available. I remember really liking it and wanting to get it again the next week (I think it was the Sunday custard). Then the hurricane hysteria began and everything shut down for the weekend (even though Manhattan only got some rain). I had pondered whether Shake Shack would open up so we could get the custard, and was so sad when they didn't (not that I blame them for closing).

What I like best about this custard is that it mixes in actual blueberry coffee cake, which means you get real blueberries.  They're the soft kind like you get in the cake and not fresh ones, but that works well in the custard.  I also like coffee cake.  There was a period of time when I ate coffee cake/crumb cake for breakfast all the time.  You get some of the texture of the crumbles in the custard too.  I just think this custard works really well and it's definitely one of my favorites.  Without looking back at the scores we've given, I think this goes on my favorites list along with chocolate hazelnut/gianduja and Christmas cookie.

A's thoughts:

This has been one of the better flavors of late. I don't know, for some reason SS's recent set of flavors have been underwhelming for me. While this wasn't a new flavor, it was one that we both were looking forward to. I know M likes this more than I do, but that doesn't mean I don't think this is good. It is heavy with blueberry flavor and actual blueberries mixed in. There is also a wealth of coffee cake pieces mixed in as well. It's a very balanced custard with good texture, good flavor, and enough but not too much sweetness.

Blueberry Coffee Cake

A's rating: 8.5/10

M's rating: 9.5/10