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    Old Fashioned New York Style Crumb Cake for the Win!

    Published: Apr 23, 2015 ยท Modified: Jan 15, 2023 by Audrey ยท This post may contain affiliate links.

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    New York Style Crumb Cake is a rich and tangy cake loaded with delicious brown sugar cinnamon crumb on top. Perfect for a special brunch or afternoon coffee break.

    Do you like a lot of "crumb" on your crumb cake? If you answered "Doesn't everyone?", you are going to love this New York Style Crumb Cake recipe.

    coffee cake on a plate with text overlay "NY style crumb cake"

    Just look at that delicious streusel layer on top. sigh!

    And the moist rich cake on the bottom. sigh!

    I am not going to lie to you. There is nothing "good" about this cake. It has plain old all purpose flour and white and brown sugars and lots and lots of butter (almost a pound!). It is rich and sweet, happy feel good, scrumptious unapologetic comfort food.

    Someday I may try healthifying it, but for now I give it to you in all of its original glory.

    I clipped the recipe from the newspaper years ago and have been looking for an excuse to make it. My BFF since 8th grade stopping by for breakfast was the perfect occasion.

    I'd say it was a success since she asked for a second piece plus I forced a to-go box on her when she left. M and J liked it too, but I had to be careful with J to make sure we all called it CRUMB cake and not COFFEE cake to avoid the "I don't like coffee" snub.

    Tips for New York Style Crumb Cake

    The only trick that I learned the hard way was with the crumble topping. You need to mash it together in big handfuls to press all of the goodness together.

    Then break those big "balls" into smaller bits on top of the cake.

    Otherwise the topping will end up somewhat of a loose powdery mess, which is NOT what you want.

    I have included a reduced version of the recipe if you want to make it in a 9" springform pan instead of a 9x13 pan. If you have a high sided 9 inch round or square pan you can try it in that, but be careful there is room for the cake to rise or it will overflow the pan or you will be cleaning your oven.

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    NY style crumb cake on a plate (crumb coffee cake)

    Recipe

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    Ingredients
     

    CRUMB TOPPING

    • 1 cup dark brown sugar (firmly packed)
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ยผ teaspoon salt (omit if using salted butter)
    • 2 ยฝ cups all purpose flour
    • ยผ teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks (melted))

    CAKE

    • ยพ cups unsalted butter (1 ยฝ sticks)
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 1 cup sour cream
    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 ยผ teaspoon baking powder
    • ยฝ teaspoon baking soda
    • ยพ teaspoons salt

    OPTIONAL

    • powdered sugar for sprinkling

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350ยฐF. Spray a 9 x 13" baking pan with non stick baking spray (or coat lightly with oil).
    • In a medium bowl, combine all crumb topping ingredients EXCEPT butter with a fork. Add melted butter and stir until crumbles form. Press the crumbs together in your hands to form large crumbs, refrigerate while making cake.
    • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together with a mixer at medium high for 4-5 minutes. Don't skimp on time, you want this to be light and fluffy.
    • Add eggs one at a time, mixing just until combined after each one. Beat in vanilla and sour cream, scraping down sides as needed until combined.
    • Sift in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix on low until everything is just combined (do not over mix at this stage or your cake will be tough).
    • Spread cake batter evenly in the prepared pan.
    • Break down the large clumps of crumb topping into smaller nuggets as you sprinkle it evenly over the top of the cake batter.
    • Bake for 30 -35 minutes until toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean and the topping looks slightly crisp.
    • Let cool on wire rack for 15-20 minutes top with sifted powdered sugar as desired and cut into slices.

    Notes

    To use a 9" springform pan instead of 9x13" pan, cut the recipe by two thirds as follows:
    CRUMB TOPPING
    • ยพ cupย dark brown sugarย (firmly packed)
    • ยพ cupย granulated sugar
    • ยพ teaspoonย cinnamon
    • ยผย teaspoonย saltย (omit if using salted butter)
    • 1 โ…” cups all purpose flour
    • ยผย teaspoonย baking powder
    • ยพย cupย unsalted butterย (melted)
    CAKE
    • ยฝ cupsย unsalted butter
    • ยพ cupย granulated sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 ยฝ teaspoonsย vanilla extract
    • ยพย cupย sour cream
    • 1 ยฝย cupsย all purpose flour
    • ยพ teaspoonย baking powder
    • ยฝย teaspoonย baking soda
    • ยฝย teaspoonsย salt
    Follow directions above, baking time will be about the same.

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    Until next time, happy eating!
    ~Audrey

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    Comments

    1. Carlee @cookingwithcarlee

      April 24, 2015 at 7:57 am

      That looks really good! The crumb looks amazing. Your big ball into smaller balls must be the perfect technique!

      Reply
    2. Amy

      April 27, 2015 at 6:00 pm

      Hi! Stopping on over from Merry Monday and just wanted to tell you that this looks scrumptious!!! Thanks for posting. (Also, I pinned your pic from the linkup and wanted to share that the text was the pic filename. When you're adding pics if you change the alt description to something descriptive it will automatically appear when people pin the picture. ๐Ÿ™‚ )
      Can't wait to try the recipe. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    3. Kristen from The Road to Domestication

      April 29, 2015 at 8:34 am

      It's almost lunch time here, you're killing me LOL This looks AMAZING! Thanks so much for taking the time to link up with us over at the #HomeMattersParty - we hope to see you again this Friday! Feel free to bring a friend ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    4. Amberjane

      May 03, 2015 at 5:10 am

      Looks delicious - Thanks for linking up to Pin Worthy Wednesday, I have pinned your post to the Pin Worthy Wednesday Pinterest Board.

      Reply
    5. Christie

      January 21, 2023 at 8:35 am

      The crumb on top looks so delicious!! Crunchy, sweet, and full of flavor and the perfect topping for that moist looking cake.

      Reply

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