Easy Double Crumb Crumb Cake
This Double Crumb Crumb Cake will change the way you view this classic cake. The double crumb is as buttery as it can get, sweet and cinnamony and about two-thirds of the cake itself. It doesn't get any better than that.
Servings: 2 cakes
Calories: 435kcal
Ingredients
Crumb Topping
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 cups butter room temperature
Cake
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
Prepare Crumb Topping
- In a medium or large bowl, mix together flour, granulated and brown sugars, and cinnamon until well blended. With fingertips, work in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside
Make Cake
- Preheat oven to 350ºF (177ºC). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans; dust lightly with flour and set aside. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. In bowl of a stand mixer, beat granulated sugar and butter on low speed until well blended, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Increase speed to medium and beat 2 minutes until fluffy and well mixed. Reduce speed to low and add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a measuring cup, combine milk and vanilla. With mixer at low speed, add flour mixture alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, scraping bowl as needed until batter is smooth. Divide batter evenly between the two prepared pans. With hands, press crumb topping into large chunks and sprinkle evenly over batter. Bake 40-45 minutes until toothpick inserted into centers of cakes comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on wire racks for 15 minutes. Loosen sides of cake from pans with small metal spatula or knife then invert each cake onto a plate, remove pans, and invert again onto write rack. Allow to cool completely, slice and serve.
Notes
- Store cooled cakes by covering tightly with plastic wrap. Cakes will keep at room temperature for a few days. Afterwards, store in the fridge or freeze
- Adapted from Good Housekeeping's Great Baking cookbook
Nutrition
Calories: 435kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5.7g | Fat: 24.3g | Saturated Fat: 14.6g | Cholesterol: 89.2mg | Sodium: 84.9mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 18.4g
