Spiced Crumb Cake

By MissHeather

Ingredients

• Crumb topping:
• 1/2 C unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 C sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 C flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cardomom
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 C sour cream
• 2 tsp icing sugar
• 1/2 C packed dark brown sugar
• 2 T sugar
• 1/4 tsp ground cardomom
• pinch salt
• 1/3 C unsalted butter, melted and warm
• 1 C flour
• 1/4 C ground almonds or whole wheat flour

Preparation

Step 1

Crumb Topping:
In bowl, stir together brown and granulated sugars, cardomom and salt; stir in butter. Stir in flour and almonds, pressing mixture together with hands. Let cool.

In large bowl,, beat butter with granulated sugar; beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in vanilla. Whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, baking soda and salt. Stir into butter mixture alternately with sour cream, making 3 additions of flour mixture and 2 of sour cream.

Spread in parchment paper-lined 8-inch cake pan. Crumble topping evenly over batter.

Bake in 350 oven until cake tester inserted comes out cleam, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack.