Cream Cheese Crumb Cake Recipe & Best Denim Sale Ever!

by Kay Ann Jones

CREAM CHEESE CRUMB CAKE

Ingredients
(adapted from James and Everett)

Crumb Topping Layer:
1/2 Cup sugar
1 Stick unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1″ pieces
1 1/2 Cups all purpose flour
1/4 Teaspoon salt

Cake Layer:
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temperature)
3/4 Cup sugar
2 Eggs
1 Teaspoon vanilla
1 Teaspoon grated lemon zest
2/3 Cup sour cream
1 1/4 Cups all purpose flour
1 Teaspoon baking powder
1/4 Teaspoon baking soda
1/2 Teaspoon salt

Cheesecake Layer:
8 oz. Cream cheese
1 Egg
1/4 Cup sugar
1 Teaspoon vanilla

Make the crumb topping by mixing together the flour, sugar and salt.  Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter or fork until the mixture resembles course crumbs.  Cover and refrigerate while you prepare the batter.

To make the cake, cream the butter and sugar together using either a stand mixer or a hand mixer.  Add the eggs, vanilla, lemon zest and sour cream and continue mixing until combined.  In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Slowly mix into to the batter just until combined.

To make the cheesecake layer, blend the ingredients with a hand mixer, stand mixer or food processor until thoroughly combined and free of lumps.

To assemble the cake, pour half the cake layer batter into a buttered and floured 9″ round spring-form pan (you can also bake this in a 9″ square baking dish).  Pour the cheesecake batter over the cake batter and gently spread out.  Top with the remaining cake batter.  Crumble the crumb topping evenly over the batter and bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for approximately 50 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.  Allow to cool completely before removing from the spring-form pan.  Dust the top with confectioner’s sugar before serving.  Makes approximately 10 servings.

 

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