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Easy Crumb. Cake
Prep Time
15 mins
 

Crumb cake also known as coffee cake is perfect to have with a cup of coffee or tea.

Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 slies
Author: Heidi Roberts
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar (packed in)
  • 2 cups Plain flour
  • 2 Tbsp baking powder
  • 2 Tbsp ground cinnamon
  • pinch sea salt
  • ¾ cup room temperature unsalted butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • ½-¾ cup milk you might need a bit more milk if the batter is too thick
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • Cinnamon layer
  • ¼ cup castor sugar
  • 1 Tbsp flour
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 180℃/350℉

  2. prepare a 9"x9" baking tin either by greasing and flouring or a layer of greaseproof paper

  3. In a large bowl put the granulated sugar, light brown sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt

  4. Add the butter and using a fork mix into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs or sand

  5. Reserve one up of this mixture to use later

  6. Prepare the cinnamon layer and put aside

  7. In a different bowl add the eggs, sour cream, milk and vanilla and mix well

  8. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the egg mixture and mix well

  9. Put half of the mixture into the prepared tin and spread to the corners

  10. Sprinkle the cinnamon layer evenly over this mixture

  11. Carefully put the rest of the batter on top of the cinnamon layer

  12. Sprinkle the reserved dry mixture over the top of the batter, this doesn't have to be level as it is nice when you bite into an odd bit of extra crumb!

  13. Bake in the preheated oven for 45-55 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean.

  14. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes in the baking tin

  15. Cut into squares and leave to cool completely

  16. Enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea!