A pillowy-soft and moist cake with generous layer of crisp, buttery crumb on top.
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
For the crumbs
1cup+ 2 Tbsp160g all-purpose flour
1/3cup74g packed light brown sugar
1/3cup72g granulated sugar
1tspground cinnamon
1/4tspsalt
1/2cup4 oz unsalted butter, melted
For the Cake
1cup143g all-purpose flour
3/4tspbaking powder
1/8tspbaking soda
1/4tspsalt
5Tbsp2.5 oz unsalted butter, softened
1/2cup109g granulated sugar
1large egg
1tspvanilla extract
1/4cup2 oz milk
1/4cup2 oz sour cream
Instructions
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Light
Butter an 8 by 8 inch baking dish and then line it with two sheets of butter paper/parchment paper.
For the crumbs
Whisk together brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon and salt in a mixing bowl.
Pour in the melted butter and stir well to combine.
Add in the flour little by little while mixing with a wooden spoon or spatula. Mix well.
Keep this aside.
For the Cake
In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt for 20 seconds, set aside.
In an electric mixer, whip together the sugar and butter until it turns pale and fluffy.
Add in egg and vanilla extract.
In another bowl,whisk together the milk and sour cream.
Add in 1/3 of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and blend just until combined, then add 1/2 of the milk mixture and mix just until combined. Repeat process once more, then end by mixing in last 1/3 of the flour mixture until nearly combined. Scape down sides and bottom of bowl using a rubber spatula and fold batter to fully incorporate.
Pour the batter into prepared dish and spread into an even layer.
Break crumb mixture into pea size crumbs and spread over batter.
Bake untill toothpick inserted comes out clean and when the cake doesn’t sink when touched in center, which maybtake about 30-35 minutes.
Cool in pan for 10 mins, and then lift the cake with the parchment overhang from the pan.
Notes
NOTES: * You can store the cakes in an air tight container. * If you dont want to lift the cake from the pan, just butter and lightly flour the baking dish.