THE BEST NEW YORK CRUMB CAKE

Rich and buttery yellow cake topped with a fat layer of irresistible crumbs similar to Entenmann’s crumb cake only better if you ask me because it’s homemade.

New York crumb cake is all about the crumbs and this one is no different. The crumbs should be as thick, if not thicker than the cake otherwise it’s just a plain old crumb cake not worthy of the New York name.

Growing up, Christmas morning tradition included giant crumb buns from the Grand Union around the corner. The crumbs on the buns were twice, if not three times as thick, a little crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle. Crumbs for days.

Ingredients

• butter and flour, for greasing the pan
• Cake:
• 1 + ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• ½ cup milk
• 2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Topping:
• 2 + ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1 + ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup (16 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325°. Butter and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan or line with parchment and lightly grease with non-stick baking spray.

Make the Cake:

1. In a medium bowl sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together.
2. In a separate large mixing bowl whisk the egg, milk, oil, and vanilla together until well combined.
3. ...................................

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