🍰 Crumb Cake
Crumb cake is a soft, moist cake topped with a sweet, crumbly streusel topping. It’s a classic breakfast or coffee cake, often enjoyed with tea or coffee. The crumb topping adds texture and flavor, usually made with butter, sugar, and flour, sometimes with cinnamon or nuts.
🥘 Typical Ingredients
Cake base
- All-purpose flour
- Sugar
- Butter
- Eggs
- Milk or sour cream
- Baking powder
- Vanilla extract
Crumb topping
- Flour
- Sugar (white or brown)
- Butter (cold, cut into pieces)
- Optional: cinnamon, chopped nuts
👨🍳 How to Make Crumb Cake
- Prepare the crumb topping
- Mix flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in butter until it forms coarse crumbs.
- Stir in nuts if desired.
- Make the cake batter
- Cream butter and sugar until light.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- Mix in flour, baking powder, and milk (or sour cream) until smooth.
- Assemble the cake
- Pour the batter into a greased baking pan.
- Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the batter.
- Bake
- Bake at 175°C / 350°F for 35–45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool and serve
- Let the cake cool slightly before slicing.
🍽️ Serving Ideas
- With coffee or tea ☕
- Warm with a dusting of powdered sugar
- Add fruit compote or fresh berries on the side
💡 Tip: For extra crunchy topping, chill the crumb mixture in the fridge for 15 minutes before sprinkling over the batter.
I can also provide:
- 🍎 Apple crumb cake variation
- 🍫 Chocolate crumb cake recipe
- 🥄 Mini crumb cakes or muffins version
