🇺🇸 American

Crumb Cake

A classic American crumb cake with a tender batter base buried under a generous, buttery cinnamon crumb topping — the kind of recipe passed down on handwritten cards for a reason.

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620 cal / serving 78g net carbs 6g protein 31g fat Prep: 20 min Cook: 30 min 8 servings

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Ingredients

Dairy & Eggs

0.75 lb butter (topping)
1 tbsp butter, melted (batter)
1 whole egg, well beaten
0.25 lb margarine (topping)
0.5 cup milk

Pantry

1.5 cups all-purpose flour (batter)
4 cups all-purpose flour (topping)
3 tsp baking powder
0.5 cup sugar (batter)
2 cups sugar (topping)
0.5 tsp vanilla extract

Spices & Herbs

2.5 tbsp cinnamon
0.5 tsp salt (batter)
1 piece salt (topping)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a cookie pan.

2. Make the batter: sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.

3. Blend in the melted butter.

4. Mix together the wet ingredients (well-beaten egg, vanilla, and milk), then combine with the dry ingredients until just mixed.

5. Press batter into the greased pan in a thin layer.

6. Make the crumb topping: melt butter and margarine together, then let cool.

7. Mix together the dry topping ingredients — flour, sugar, a pinch of salt, and cinnamon (2–3 tbsp, to taste).

8. Add the cooled melted butter/margarine to the dry topping mixture and mix with hands until crumbs form.

9. Sprinkle the crumb topping generously over the batter.

10. Bake for 30 minutes at 350°F.

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