Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Dutch Crumb Cake

Fall. It brings with it visions of colourful leaves, hot drinks on cool evenings, & homey flavours in the kitchen. 

For as long as I can remember, my mom has made this cake during the fall & winter months. I specifically remember my Grandpa really liking it & therefore receiving it for his birthday almost every December (along with a package of smoked cheese, a block of halva, & a bowl of marinated vegetable salad - funny the things we remember about our loved ones... those were some of his favourite foods.)

Anyway, back to cake.

As a kid, I didn't enjoy raisins in baking, so when my mom made this I would often eat the yummy crumb topping & then make up some excuse not to eat the rest. Happily, my tastes have become more refined over the years & now I enjoy this cake in its entirety. I think you will too. 


Dutch Crumb Cake

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cloves

1/2 cup butter

1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup evaporated milk
1 tsp. baking soda
1 egg, beaten
2 Tbsp. molasses
1/2 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 350º & grease a 11"x7" baking pan.

Mix dry ingredients together. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles cornmeal. ***Reserve 1 cup of mixture for topping.***

Combine lemon juice & milk. Add baking soda & stir to dissolve. Add to flour mixture in bowl along with egg, molasses, & raisins; stir until dry ingredients are moistened. (Batter will be lumpy.) Turn into pan. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top. Do not stir.

Bake 35-45 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack. May be served warm or cooled - delicious either way!



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6 comments:

  1. That sounds so delicious. I have daughters that will pick around the rasins and they are old enough to know better!!
    Such an easy sounding recipe, will have to have a go at it. Thanks for sharing it.

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  2. YUM!!! Must try some!!!


    Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer... From Dream To Reality!

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  3. This looks amazing. I have pinned for my future baking. I saw your link on Blog Stalking Thursday.

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  4. me again...just letting you know I;ll be featuring you tomorrow at the Happy Hour linky...so thank you so much for sharing ...xo

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  5. This is a cake I'm sure my family would looooooooooooove
    Thanks for sharing the recipe :)

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  6. The picture shows a thick topping on the cake. Does 1 cup topping over an 11x7 pan of cake come out that thick?

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