Here’s a classic, tender crumb cake with a buttery streusel topping — perfect with coffee or tea ☕🍰.
🍰 Classic Crumb Cake
Ingredients (1 9-inch cake)
For the cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
For the crumb topping:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
Instructions
- Preheat Oven
- 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9-inch round or square pan.
- Make the Crumb Topping
- In a bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
- Cut in cold butter with a pastry cutter or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
- Prepare Cake Batter
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Mix in sour cream.
- Gradually fold in dry ingredients until just combined.
- Assemble
- Spread batter evenly in the pan.
- Sprinkle crumb topping generously over the batter.
- Bake
- Bake 40–50 minutes, or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
- Cool slightly before slicing.
🔥 Tips & Variations
- Add ½ cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans) to the crumb topping for crunch.
- For a fruit twist, swirl in blueberries or chopped apples.
- Dust the finished cake with powdered sugar for a pretty presentation.
If you want, I can also give you a mini muffin version or a coffee-shop style extra-crunchy crumb cake.
