recipe: new york style crumb cake

Posted: June 15th, 2011 | Author: allison | Filed under: cookbook, recipe | Tags: , , , , | 2 Comments »

it’s hard to find a better way to start the day than a fresh piece of crumb cake and a mug of coffee. my fantasy? someone wakes me up from a blissful slumber on a saturday around 10:00 with a nice little plate of two small pieces of crumb cakes, a cup of strong coffee with a little cream and sugar, and a big glass of water. i decided to take matters into my own hands and create a situation like this on a recent saturday. (ok, a few things were different. a) i woke up at 8 am because they are drilling outside of my apartment), and b) i made the crumb cake and by the time it was done, my coffee was gone. but still! this crumb cake was so delicious.

the recipe comes from the baked explorations cookbook, by matt lewis and renato poliafito, owners of baked bakery in red hook, brooklyn and charleston, south carolina. their version stays true to the iconic new york recipe, and it is perfectly graced with what i consider just the right amount of cinnamon.

the batter, before the crumb topping is put on it (it was a thick batter, and quite tasty)

 

the cinnamon sugar crumbs atop the batter, ready to go in the oven

 

the final product: moist cake with an extra crumbly, cinnamony topping

recipe courtesy of baked: explorations

makes and 8×8 sheet of crumb cake

 

ingredients:
for the crumb topping:
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 teaspoon cinnamoin
1 stick of butter, melted and kept warm
1 1/4 cups flour
for the cake:
1 1/4 cups flour
slightly less than half a tsp of baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
6 tbsp butter (3/4 stick)
3/4 cup gran sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup plus 1/8 cup sour cream
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
preheat oven to 350. for the cake: cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy. then add the egg, sour cream and vanilla and beat for 20 secondds. then add all dry ingredients. batter will be thick. spread evenly in pan.
for the topping:
mix all ingredients together and form crumbs. spread over batter. bake 40-50 min. enjoy!

*note – i halved this recipe and condensed the instructions

2 Comments on “recipe: new york style crumb cake”

  1. 1 Audrey said at 8:26 pm on June 15th, 2011:

    Yum! Agreed, crumb cake is a top weekend breakfast choice. I will definitely make this!

  2. 2 Richard Renzulli said at 4:27 pm on June 16th, 2011:

    This was better than the classic bakery stuff. The cake was so fresh and yummy!

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