New York Crumb Cake

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Yield:
Makes one 9-by-12 1/2-inch cake

New York Crumb Cake is quite a popular dessert at Foster's Markets in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. Owner Sara Foster estimates that her shops sell three to four pounds of crumb cake every day, mostly to transplanted New Yorkers.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons canola oil, plus more for pan

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan

  • ½ cup granulated sugar

  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 1 large egg

  • ½ cup milk

  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

  • 1 cup packed light-brown sugar

  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled

  • Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions

  1. Place rack in center of oven, and heat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly brush a 9-by-12 1/2-inch baking pan with canola oil, dust with flour, and tap to remove excess. Set aside. In a medium bowl, sift together 1 1/2 cups flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a second bowl, whisk together egg, milk, canola oil, and vanilla. Using a rubber spatula, fold dry ingredients into egg mixture.

  2. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan, and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine remaining 2 1/2 cups flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Pour melted butter over flour mixture, and toss with a rubber spatula until large crumbs form. Sprinkle crumbs over batter.

  3. Transfer pan to oven, and bake, rotating pan after 10 minutes. Continue baking until a cake tester comes out clean, about 10 minutes more.

  4. Transfer baking pan to a wire rack to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Using a serrated knife or bench scraper, cut into 3-inch squares. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

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