Here’s a classic crumb cake (also called coffee cake)—soft, buttery cake topped with a thick, sweet crumble layer. Perfect with tea or coffee ☕🍰
🍰 Crumb Cake Recipe
🧾 Ingredients
For the crumb topping:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup melted butter
For the cake:
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup sour cream (or yogurt)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Make the crumb topping
- Mix flour, sugars, and cinnamon.
- Stir in melted butter until crumbly.
- Set aside.
2. Prepare the cake
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Grease and line an 8-inch pan.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
- Mix in sour cream.
- Fold in dry ingredients until just combined.
3. Assemble
- Spread batter in pan.
- Generously sprinkle crumb topping over the batter (thick layer is key!).
4. Bake
- Bake for 35–45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
5. Cool & serve
- Let cool slightly before slicing.
✨ Tips
- For a New York–style crumb cake, make extra topping and press some into big chunks.
- Add a thin layer of jam (like strawberry or blueberry) between batter and crumbs.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
If you want, I can give you a gluten-free crumb cake, a bakery-style New York version, or a version that tastes like something from a café chain.
