Cream Filled Chocolate Chip Crumb Cake

By SewingDragonfly

From justapinch.com

The person who posted this recipe did not include instructions for making the cream filling. My thoughts are that it would go together like a thin frosting.

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 c all purpose flour
• 1 1/4 c sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 3 large eggs
• 3/4 c softened butter
• 1 c milk
• 2 Tbsp milk
• 1 c mini chocolate chips
• CRUMBS
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 c brown sugar
• 1/4 c white sugar
• 1/4 c softened butter
• 1/2 c flour
• 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
• CREAM FILLING
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 1 c confectioners sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
• 1/4 c heavy whipping cream

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2- 9 inch pans.

2. Make crumb mixture first. Mix ingredients together until crumbs form. This will be enough crumbs to cover the top of one of the layers.

3. For cake, cream together butter, sugar, eggs. vanilla and milk. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Add chocolate chips last and mix well into the batter. Pour into the greased and floured pans. Spread crumbs on top of only one layer. Bake for 30-40 minutes, test for done.

4. Once cake tests done, remove from oven and let cool completely. While cake is cooling, prepare the cream filling. Once the cake is completely cooled spread cream filling on the top of layer without crumbs.

5. Place crumb layer on top of cream layer. Top off the cake by sprinkling confectioners sugar over the crumbs.