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Crumb Cake With Sour Cherry Jam

Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

Crumb

  • 3/4 c. all purpose flour
  • 1/2 c. granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 2 oz. unsalted butter, melted and cooled I used European style/ Kerry Gold

Cake

  • 1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 4 oz. unsalted butter I used European style/ Kerry Gold
  • 1/2 c. + 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 1/2 c. milk, room temperature
  • 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
  • Sour Cherry Jam or any Jam you prefer use as much or as little as you like
  • Powered sugar for dusting

Instructions

Crumb

  • In a large clean bowl whisk flour, sugar, cinnamon and butter to combine. Pour butter into dry ingredients and using a spatula or your fingers incorporate butter into mixture. Some pieces of mixture will press together in a moist crumb and others will be loose and dry. Set aside.

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and butter a 9" round non-stick cake pan. Place a piece of parchment on the bottom of the pan to prevent sticking.
  • In a large bowl whisk flour, baking powder, and salt to combine.
  • In another large large bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment (or in a bowl using hand held beaters) cream butter and sugar until butter is slightly paler in color and mixture is soft and fluffy.
  • Add egg and incorporate into creamed mixture until homogenous.
  • Using a spatula fold dry ingredients into creamed mixture.
  • On low speed mix milk and vanilla extract into batter until smooth and minimal lumps remain. Do not mix too long.
  • Pour batter into cake pan and spread into even layer. Gently spread jam layer over top of cake batter.
  • Sprinkle crumb mixture over top of cake in even layer, making sure to cover edges.
  • Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean or with 1 to 2 teeny crumbs.
  • Cool completely, about 1 hour. Dust with desired amount of powdered sugar.

Notes

Adapted from a family recipe