Pennsylvania Dutch Crumb Cake Food

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COFFEE CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Blend first five ingredients together, and set aside one cup of this mixture as a topping base for use later.
• In separate bowl, mix the eggs, buttermilk and baking soda together.
• Then blend the remaining portion of the original crumb mixture, stirring thoroughly.
• There will be some small lumps in the batter.
• Add 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup coconut and 1 teaspoon cinnamon to the cup of original crumb topping mixture, set aside earlier.
• Pour coffee cake batter mixture into 3 greased and floured 8" cake pans.
• Sprinkle topping equally on top of batter in all 3 pans.
• Bake at 350° for 35 minutes.
• Makes 3-8" coffee cakes.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking power, salt, sugar and soda.
• Cut in butter until mixture has the consistency of course meal or small peas.
• Reserve about 1 1/2 cups of this mixture.
• Combine the eggs, milk and extracts and stire into the remainder of the dry blend.
• Pour into 2 well-buttered 10-inch pie pans.
• Brush the top of the dough w/ butter and sprinkle with the reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until cake is done.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Coat a 12 x 8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Sprinkle topping evenly over batter.
• 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.
• Dust top of cake with powdered sugar, if using. Serve warm or at room temperature.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH BREAKFAST CAKE

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and butter until fine crumbs.
• Take out 1 cup of crumbs for top of cakes, and set aside.
• Then add to remaining crumbs, 2 eggs, milk and vanilla.
• Mix until smooth.
• Pour into 3 (8-inch) greased cake pans.
• Sprinkle crumbs over batter.
• Bake at 350ºF.
• for 40 minutes or until done.