Crumb Cake
Traveling to new places is an inspirational adventure to cook new things! This Crumb Cake would be a delight to serve to weekend guests or just family.
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Servings: 16
Ingredients
Crumb Topping
- 1/3 c granulated sugar
- 1/3 c dark brown sugar
- 3/4 t cinnamon
- 1/4 t nutmeg
- 1/8 t table salt
- 1/2 c unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 3/4 c cake flour(7 oz)
Cake
- 1 1/4 c cake flour (5 oz)
- 1/2 c granulated sugar
- 1 t baking powder
- 1/4 t baking soda
- 1/4 t table salt
- 6 T unsalted butter, sliced into 1 T pieces, slightly softened
- 2 large egg YOLKS (no whites)
- 1 t vanilla
- 1/3 c Vanilla Greek Yogurt
- 2 T buttermilk
Instructions
Crumb Topping
- Melt butter in the microwave and allow it to cool slightly, In a separate bowl. whisk together the sugars, spices and salt. Blend in the cooled, melted butter.
- Sprinkle the flour over this and blend into the mixture with a rubber spatula until no flour streaks are visible. Allow it to cool to room temperature. This will firm up while you mix the cake, making it a perfect texture to crumble.
Cake
- Mix the cake flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
- Blend in 1 tablespoon of the slightly softened butter at a time on low speed until all 6 have been incorporated with no visible signs of butter lumps . The mixture should resemble large moist crumbs.
- Add the 2 egg yolks, vanilla, yogurt and buttermilk. Mix on medium-high speed until it appears light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Scrape the sides as needed.
- In an 8' x 8" pan lined with 2 alternating strips of parchment paper, spread the batter evenly using a spatula.
- Break up the firmed topping into crumbs by rubbing it between your forefingers into pea-sized clumps. Spread the crumbs out beginning around the edges and working towards the middle. Evenly sprinkle over the batter any remaining crumbs.
- Bake in a preheated 325°F oven for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Allow to cool for 30 minutes on cooling rack, then lift it out using the parchment paper. Dust it with powdered sugar and cut for serving. Enjoy!