Breakfast Crumb Cake Recipes

CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Using a spoon, stir in the cake flour one cup at a time, until the mixture forms a cohesive dough, like a very thick and clumpy cookie dough. As you add the last cup of flour, the mixture will be difficult to stir, so feel free to ditch the spoon and use your hands to mix it in. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F and set an oven rack to the middle position. Grease a 9 x 13-in cake pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar on medium-high speed, scraping the bowl as necessary, until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until incorporated after each addition (don't worry if the batter looks a little curdled at this point). Beat in the vanilla and scrape the bowl to make sure everything is evenly combined. Add the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream (half of the flour/all of the sour cream/then the remaining half of the flour), mixing on low speed with each addition, until just combined.
• Spread the cake batter evenly in the cake pan (it will only come about ¾ inch up the sides of the pan). Top the batter with the streusel crumbs, using your fingers to break it apart and form it into roughly ½-inch chunks. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Let the cake cool fully on a rack. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into squares to serve. Cover the cake with aluminum foil and store at room temperature; it will keep nicely for up to 3 days. To keep the cake fresher longer, store it in the refrigerator but bring it to room temperature before serving.
• Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The cake can be frozen for up to 3 months. After it is completely cooled, wrap it tightly with aluminum foil or freezer wrap. Thaw overnight on the countertop before serving.

BREAKFAST CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In a med. bowl combine the first five ingredients. Remove 1 1/2 cups of the mixture and add the cinnamon. Reserve this for the crumb topping.
• 2. To the remaining crumbs, add the egg, milk and vanilla. Mix until combined and pour into a prepared 8"X8" baking pan. Sprinkle the reserved crumbs evenly over the top of the batter.
• 3. Bake @ 350* degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
• 4. This recipe can be doubled nicely, and baked in a 9"X13" pan. Be sure to increase the amount of crumb topping that you reserve to cover the larger sized cake.

BLUEBERRY BREAKFAST CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat an 8-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Whisk flour, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and salt for topping together in a medium bowl. Pour in melted butter and stir with a fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• Stir 2 cups flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt for cake together in a large bowl. Whisk milk, melted butter, egg, almond extract, and lemon zest together in a separate bowl; add to the flour mixture and stir just until thick and smooth.
• Mix blueberries with 1 teaspoon flour in a small bowl until coated. Gently fold into the cake batter. Spoon batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly to the edges. Sprinkle crumb topping over the batter until covered. Place the pan on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and crumb topping is golden brown, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Run a table knife around the inside of the pan before releasing it. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

OLD FASHIONED CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 7x11 inch baking pan or casserole dish.
• Combine sugar, flour and butter. Use a fork to cut butter in until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside 1/2 cup of this mixture to use as topping.
• To the remaining flour mixture, add cinnamon, cloves, baking soda and salt. Lightly stir in the buttermilk and egg. Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle cake with reserved topping.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the cake comes out clean.