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The Best Cinnamon Crumb Cake

Literally the best crumb cake. Pair it with coffee and you're in heaven.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Topping
  • 1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter melted, warm
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
Cake
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/3 cups sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method
 

Topping
  1. Mix both sugars, cinnamon, and salt in medium bowl and whisk to blend.
  2. Add warm melted butter and stir to blend.
  3. Add flour and toss with fork until moist clumps form. Set aside.
Cake
  1. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F.
  2. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
  3. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl.
  4. Using electric mixer, beat room-temperature butter in large bowl until smooth.
  5. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes.
  6. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until well blended after each addition.
  7. Add sour cream and vanilla extract and beat just until blended.
  8. Add flour mixture in 3 additions, beating just until incorporated after each addition.
  9. Transfer cake batter to prepared baking dish; spread batter evenly with rubber spatula or offset spatula.
  10. Squeeze small handfuls of topping together to form small clumps. Drop topping clumps evenly over cake batter, covering completely.
  11. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean and topping is deep golden brown and slightly crisp, about 1 hour.
  12. Cool cake in dish on rack at least 30 minutes.
  13. Cut cake into squares and serve slightly warm or at room temperature.