Gingerbread Crumb Cake
All the cozy flavor of classic gingerbread meets the soft crumb of coffee cake in this easy holiday bake. Sweet, spiced, and made for slow mornings.
Servings: 16 servings
Equipment
- 1 9 x 13 inch baking pan
Ingredients
dry ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp powdered ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
butter
- 10 ounces unsalted butter, cold and cut in pieces
wet ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup apple butter
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Lightly spray a 9x13 baking pan.
- Put all the dry ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitting with the blade attachment. Pulse to combine everything thoroughly.
- Pulse in the butter until it is well distributed and the mixture is crumbly, 30-40 pulses.
- Pour the dry mixture into a large mixing bowl. REMOVE one cup of the mixture and set it aside.
- Whisk together the eggs, apple butter, molasses, and sour cream until smooth.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry, folding just until everything is thoroughly mixed. Don't over mix.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the reserved crumbs evenly over the top. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out without wet batter clinging to it. The baking time will vary depending on your pan and your oven.
- Let cool slightly before cutting.
Notes
Storing, Freezing, and Reheating
STORAGE: As crumb cakes go, this one is lighter on the crumbs, and moister in the base than most classic New York style cakes. I highly recommend it warm from the oven. Store any leftovers at room temperature, covered with plastic or foil. I don't slice it until I'm ready to serve.
FREEZING: Let the cake cool completely, then wrap in plastic and again in foil. Plan to use it within 2-3 months.
REHEATING: For single pieces I microwave for 15-20 seconds, it's just like fresh from the oven!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 piece · Calories: 372 kcal · Carbohydrates: 54 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 17 g · Saturated Fat: 10 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 63 mg · Sodium: 93 mg · Potassium: 258 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 34 g · Vitamin A: 532 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 79 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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