Ingredients
- MAKES ONE 13x9-INCH CAKE
- INGREDIENTS
- Crumb Cake
- * 1 cup butter
- * 4 cups all purpose flour
- * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- * 2 cups sugar
- * 4 teaspoons baking powder
- * 2 large eggs
- * 1 cup milk
- Cream Cheese Filling
- * 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- * 1/2 cup sugar
- * 1 large egg
- * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
Step 1
For the cake, preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 13x9x2-inch cake pan. In a large bowl, combine the butter, flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Mix with your hands to form crumbs. Take out just enough for crumbs on top of cake, about 3/4 cup. Set aside. To the remaining crumbs add the eggs and milk; beat well.
For the filling, place all the ingredients into a medium bowl and beat with a whisk or handheld mixer until smooth.
To assemble, spread half the cake batter into the cake pan. Spread the cream cheese mixture on top to within about 1/2-inch of the edges. Gently spread the remaining batter on top of the cream cheese. Sprinkle the top with the reserved crumbs. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and set on a rack to cool. To serve, cut into small squares. Leftover cake should be wrapped well and refrigerated after a day so the cake does not dry out.