Crumb Cake
Recipes Breakfast / Brunch Cakes Desserts Quick and Easy
Description
There won't be any crumbs remaining when you serve this cake. It's great for breakfast, brunch, as a snack or a dessert. The cake is soft and buttery with a crumb topping that is to die for.
Ingredients
Crumb Topping:
1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1/3 c. granulated sugar
1/3 c. light brown sugar, packed
3/4 t. ground cinnamon
1/4 t. kosher salt
1 3/4 c. cake flour
Cake:
1 1/4 c. cake flour
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1/2 t. kosher salt
1/4 t. baking soda
6 T. unsalted butter, cut into 1" pieces, at room temperature
1/3 c. buttermilk, at room temperature
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
1 t. vanilla extract
powdered sugar, for serving
Directions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line an 8×8" baking dish with aluminum foil, including up the sides, leaving extra hanging over the sides. Spray with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
Crumb Topping:
To a medium bowl, add butter, both sugars, cinnamon, and salt; stir to combine. Add the flour; stir until the mixture is completely combined, being careful not to over mix or it can become like a paste.
Cake:
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment on low speed, add flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda; mix to combine. Add butter pieces, one at a time, mixing until there are no visible butter pieces and it has a very fine crumb, about 1 minute.
Add buttermilk, egg, yolk, and vanilla; beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute, scraping the bowl, as needed.
Pour batter evenly into the prepared pan, spreading out, as needed.
Use hands or a fork to break up the topping into pieces. Evenly spread the topping on top of the batter.
Bake for 38-40 minutes or until crumbs are golden and a wooden toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Then, use the overhanging aluminum foil to lift the cake out of the pan to continue cooling.
Dust with powdered sugar just before serving.
Serve.
9-12 servings.
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