Hey friends! As we head into the weekend I thought I’d share a recipe from my latest book, Sweetness, with you. This Lotsa Crumb Cake is a cake recipe that I developed after LOVING the ones I purchased in the grocery store. I think the crumb topping is my favorite part so I set out to make a crumb cake that had lots of topping but stayed put while I ate it. This is that cake! It has a rich buttery bottom and a mile high crumb that is to die for!
This recipe can be found on page 83 of Sweetness. Sweetness is shipping from online retailers now (many already have their copy!) and it hits store shelves Monday, November 7th.
I’m on my way to Kentucky today for my first book signing in Frankfort tomorrow. Next week I have signings in Huntsville AL, Chattanooga TN, and Fayetteville TN. For more information on my tour, please click here.
To take an inside peek in my book, please click here.
Ingredients
- For the Cake:
- 1 box 15 to 18 ounces yellow, butter golden, or white cake mix
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup 1 stick butter, melted and cooled slightly
- For the crumb topping:
- 1 cup 2 sticks butter, at room temperature
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 9 X 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Place the cake mix, milk, eggs, vanilla, and melted butter in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed until blended and smooth, scraping down the side of the bowl if needed, about 2 minutes. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
- In a separate medium sized bowl, combine the butter, flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon and cut together using a long-tined fork or pastry cutter until well mixed and crumbly. Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the top of the cake batter.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Allow to cool slightly and then sprinkle the top with confectioners' sugar, if desired.
Nutrition
“Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.”
~ Henry David Thoreau, Submitted by Sabrina Wenning
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Wow that’s a PURDY cake! 🙂
Thanks, Christy!
Thank you, Bobby! Pour the coffee and I’ll cut us a slice!
Got my copy of Sweetness yesterday ! Can’t wait to try this recipe and a whole bunch more ! Thanks, Christy…you’re the best !
Thank you so much, Lily!!! I hope you love it!
This looks delicious Christy!! 🙂
Lol@-‘Hate it’ typo lol..I’m sure you meant ATE;)
ack! Thanks! Fixed it! 🙂 Of course, it went out in email like that… lol
Lol!! You’re welcome. It gave me a chuckle. Yeah I noticed it in the newsletter first haha:) have a great weekend!!
Looks perfect for the Oldies Dance dessert table tomorrow night at church…thanks, Christy!
I, too, love the grocery store crumb cakes and will be tring these out some time soon!
Thank you! This looks great! Can I use skim milk in place of whole?
Hi Christy, I will have to check when next I go to town and see if our local bookstore has your book in. I am not sure if it will be released here in Australia yet, but I will put an order in. I have your other two books and the Taste of the South Southern Plate Suppers magazine, which have provided me with some new family favorite recipes and reminded me of some that I grew up with. The Fire and Ice salad is one from my younger years that I loved. Hope you get to meet some awesome people on your book tour, and enjoy the fruits of your labor, good luck with it all. If you ever come to Australia I will be first in line to meet you. god bless from Judi