Good Old-Fashioned Crumb Cake
A light and fluffy pan cake that’s whips up in a flash.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 pieces
- Category: desserts
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
¾ cup unsalted butter (plus more for greasing the pan) at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup sour milk (that’s milk with 1 teaspoon vinegar added)
1 egg
1 cup of raisins or currants (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ and grease a 9x9x2-inch baking pan with butter.
- Place the flour, butter and sugar in a bowl and use your fingers to rub together until crumbly.
- Remove 1 cup of crumbs and set them aside.
- Stir the baking soda, cloves and cinnamon into the mix, make a well in the center and add the sour milk and egg. Whisk together and fold in the raisins or currants if using.
- Pour the batter into the greased pan, top with the reserved crumbs and bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Enjoy warm from the oven if possible. Add whipped cream or ice cream as you please.
Keywords: Good Old-Fashioned Crumb Cake