Cardamom-Spiced Crumb Cake

By Meals_by_Mel

This moist cake, topped by a generous layer of cardamom-spiced, pecan-dotted crumbs, is a fabulous gift.

Ingredients

• Crumb Topping:
• 2 cup(s) pecans
• 2 stick(s) unsalted butter, melted
• 3/4 cup(s) light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
• 2 2/3 cup(s) all-purpose flour
• Cake:
• 3 cup(s) all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cup(s) sugar
• 1.5 teaspoon(s) baking powder
• 1 teaspoon(s) salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup(s) whole milk
• 1.5 stick(s) unsalted butter, melted
• 2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
• Glaze:
• 1/2 cup(s) confectioners’ sugar
• 2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter, melted
• 2 teaspoon(s) whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract

Details

Servings 1
Cooking time 90mins
Adapted from delish.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Position a rack in the center of the oven. Butter a 9-by-13-inch metal baking pan.

Make the crumb topping:

In a medium bowl, stir the melted butter with both sugars, the cardamom and salt. Add the flour and stir until clumpy. Stir in the chopped nuts.

Make the cake:

In a large bowl, whisk the flour with the sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Scrape the batter into the prepared baking pan, smoothing the surface. Scatter the crumbs in large clumps over the cake; the crumb layer will be quite deep.

Make the glaze:

In a bowl, whisk all of the glaze ingredients together. Drizzle the glaze over the cake; let cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.