Pennsylvania Dutch Crumb Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• cooking spray
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• powdered sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f coat a 12 x 8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• 2 to prepare crumb base, stir together flour and salt. add butter and cut into flour with a pastry blender or two knives until the consistency of medium-fine meal. add granulated sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon; stir well.
• 3 to prepare topping, transfer 4 cups crumb base to a medium bowl. add melted butter; stir only until blended. fluff mixture with fingers to make coarse, buttery crumbs.
• 4 add ginger, nutmeg, cloves and baking soda to remaining crumb base; stir well. add buttermilk, egg and vanilla; beat to make a smooth, thick batter.
• 5 spread batter evenly in prepared pan. sprinkle topping evenly over batter.
• 6 bake 40 to 45 minutes, until topping is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. cool in pan on a wire rack.
• 7 dust top of cake with powdered sugar, if using. serve warm or at room temperature.