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Crumb Cake

Ania
This soft and buttery Crumb Cake is topped with thick cinnamon-sugar crumbs. It's perfectly moist and tastes just like the ones from a bakery. Ideal for breakfast, brunch, or dessert.
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Ingredients
 
 

For the cake

For the crumb

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350℉/180℃. Line a 9x9 pan with parchment paper and set aside.

For the streusel

  • In a bowl, add the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, flour, and cinnamon. With your hands of a fork, combine until a streusel crumb forms. Set in the fridge while making the batter.
    1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsps cinnamon, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp unsalted butter

For the cake

  • In a bowl, add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cornstarch, and salt. Stir to combine.
    1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch, 1/4 tsp salt, 3/4 cups white sugar
  • Add in about 1/3 of the butter. On low speed, mix until just combined. Then add in the next 1/3 of butter, and mix well, scraping the bowl as needed. Then the last bit of butter, and mix until a crumbly texture forms (see image above for reference). The key to this cake is mixing as little as possible, so only mix each addition in until just combined!
    2/3 cups unsalted butter
  • In a separate bowl, add the egg, egg yolk, oil, sour cream, and vanilla. Whisk until well combined.
    2 tbsp oil, 1 large egg, 1 large egg yolk, 3/4 cups sour cream, 1 tbsp vanilla
  • Combine the butter/flour mixture with the wet ingredients. Using a mixer on low speed, mix until just combined. The batter will be very smooth.
  • Transfer into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Sprinkle streusel on top.
  • Bake for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool, slice, and enjoy!

Notes

Biggest tip: Make sure these ingredients are all at room temperature before beginning. This is crucial in baking in general, but especially for this recipe as we're using the reverse creaming method. It's very important, or else the cake won't turn out!
Dark brown sugar: If you don't have dark brown sugar, you may use light brown sugar.
Sour cream: Try to use a full fat sour cream if possible, this will make the cake extra moist. If you don't have sour cream, you may use yogurt.