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This Cinnamon Crumb Cake is absolutely ridiculous. With a luxurious cinnamon swirl, rich buttery cake, and absolutely insane amounts of sweet crumb topping, this dessert is gonna blow your mind.
My sun is in Sagittarius, which leads me to be rather adventerous in the kitchen. I know I like to stick to certain flavors, but when it comes to experimenting with recipes and techniques, my sun sign definitely leads me to take a "What could go wrong?" approach. And trust me, lots of things have gone wrong.
I also tend to be all in on sweet treats that are totally over the top. How can we work more awesomeness into a recipe? Ruled by Jupiter, Sagittarius likes to go big, and it's always seeking the next thrill. That's why you'll find plenty of ridiculously awesome recipes here. Jupiter made me do it.
What makes this Cinnamon Crumb Cake so awesome?
If Sagittarius energy was a cake, it might be this Cinnamon Crumb Cake. It's got a buttery, moist cake base that's ready to take on exciting possibilities. There's a fiery cinnamon swirl layer weaved throughout, bringing that spark of excitement. And then there's the sweet crumb topping. It's almost as thick as the cake. It shows up big and bold and makes no apologies for its awesomeness.
This is the kind of cake that is so indulgent, it needs to be eaten in small pieces. That means you can feed a huge crowd with this cake or enjoy the cake over the course of several days. It will stay ridiculously moist and delicious. Serve this as a rustic dessert or as the ultimate afternoon treat with a cup of coffee or tea. This cake is just bonkers, kids. You've gotta give it a try.
Magical Properties of Cinnamon
Cinnamon is one of my favorite witchcraft ingredients. It's bold fire energy can help to speed up your spells, but it's also great for prosperity magick and spiritual connection. With its heady aroma, it's a common ingredient in love and lust spells, and can be used to raise your vibration and increase your power and success. You can also call on cinnamon to increase your psychic ability. (Source: The Modern Witchcraft Book of Moon Magick by Julia Halina Hadas)
For more on the magical properties of the ingredients in this recipe, check the Kitchen Magick page.
Ingredients
Here's everything you need to make this cake. The full details are in the recipe card below.
- Sugar - granulated or caster sugar
- Salt
- Flour - all-purpose or plain
- Cinnamon
- Butter - room temperature
- Brown sugar
- Nutmeg - freshly grated is awesome, but ground nutmeg will do fine
- Cocoa powder
- Vanilla extract
- Eggs
- Baking powder
- Sour cream
- Milk - whole milk is best, but whatever you have will suffice
You'll need every mixing bowl in your kitchen plus an electric mixer and a 9X13 inch cake pan to make this beautiful, delicious monstrosity.
Tips for making Cinnamon Crumb Cake
There's nothing particularly complicated about this cake, but it does have three separate components. Make this on a day when you're relaxed and excited to bake. Start with a tidy kitchen because you're going to make a mess.
To make the topping, you'll combine all your ingredients in a big bowl and smash and stir the butter in until you've got something that looks like wet sand. The filling goes in yet another bowl and is a simple matter of stirring together dry ingredients. The cake is a classic creaming method, bringing together butter and sugars, then eggs and vanilla, followed by alternating dry and wet ingredients. I give you all the details in the recipe card.
To assemble the cake, you'll spread half your cake batter in the pan, followed by all the filling, then the rest of the cake batter. Use a knife or a skewer to gently swirl the filling and cake batter together. Then you're going to add on your crumb topping. There's a lot of it. Don't panic. Just spread it evenly over the cake batter to form a crusty layer of sugar. My cake needed a long baking time. It's very dense, so if you don't want it to be doughy in the middle, be sure to check it with a toothpick to make sure it's cooked through
I hope you take a chance and try this Cinnamon Crumb Cake. It will be an adventure that's well worth the effort. Trust me. It's gonna be awesome.
Looking for more awesome cake recipes? Try this classic Chocolate Fudge Cake or a gluten-free Flourless Chocolate Lime Cake with Margarita Cream.
PrintCinnamon Crumb Cake
This Cinnamon Crumb Cake is absolutely ridiculous. With a luxurious cinnamon swirl, rich buttery cake, and absolutely insane amounts of sweet crumb topping, this dessert is gonna blow your mind.
- Prep Time: 25
- Cook Time: 60
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Yield: 1 9x13 inch cake 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the topping:
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose or plain flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup (4 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
For the filling:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the cake:
- ¾ cup (6 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 3 ¾ cup all-purpose or plain flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
- ¾ cup sour cream
- 1 ¼ cup whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 F (175 C) and butter and flour a 9X13 inch cake pan. Set aside.
- To make your topping, add your sugar, salt, flour, and cinnamon to a large mixing bowl and gently whisk to combine. Then add the softened butter and stir and smash it all together to combine. Your mixture will look like wet sand. Set aside
- In yet another mixing bowl, make your filling. Add all the filling ingredients and gently whisk to combine. Set aside.
- To make your cake, add your butter and white and brown sugar to the bowl of your stand mixer or another large mixing bowl. Beat on medium speed for about 4 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the vanilla, then add the eggs one at a time, letting the first egg incorporate before adding the next. Scrape down the bowl and mix again to make sure everything is smoothly mixed.
- In a small bowl, add your flour, baking powder, and salt, and stir to combine. In another bowl or a measuring hug, add your sour cream and milk, and whisk to combine.
- With your mixer on its lowest setting, add a third of your dry mixture and mix to combine, then add half the wet mixture and mix until that's worked in as well. Continue this process with the next third of your dry ingrdients, the rest of the wet ingredients, and then the final lot of the dry stuff. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix for another 30 seconds to make sure the whole things is smooth.
- To assemble your cake, spread half the cake batter into your greased pan. Spread it right to the edges. Then sprinkle over your filling and make sure that's evenly distributed. Then add on the rest of your cake batter. Gently spread it evenly to the edges. Use a skewer or knife to swirl in the cinnamon filling a bit. Sprinkle the topping over the cake and spread it evenly.
- Bake your cake for 60-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 30 minutes before you cut into it in small pieces. Cover any leftovers tightly.
Adapted from Joy the Baker by Joy Wilson.
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