Thursday, October 1, 2026

Mile High Crumb Cake

 By Danielle Sepsy 


Cake: non stick cooking spray for the pan

Parchment paper to line 8 x 8 pan. Leave extra on sides to lift cake out of pan.

12 tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature 

1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar 

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

3 large eggs

1 1/4 cup flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup sour cream

Beat wet ingredients. Mix dry ingredients. Combine wet and dry ingredients. Transfer to pan and smooth on top.


Make the crumb topping

3/4 cup dark brown sugar

3/4 cup white sugar

Mix with a fork

Add:

1 tsp salt

1tbsp cinnamon

1 1/2 cup melted butter


Mix together and add:

3 1/2 cups cake flour

Use a tossing motion with your hands  it should feel like wet sand.

Squeeze a handful of crumbs and put it on the outside of the cake first.

Put pan on sheet pan so it doesn’t dirty oven.


Bake at 375° for 60 minutes  


Sprinkle with powdered sugar.