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grandmom elaine's crumb cake

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Recipe by
Lauren Conforti
HARRIMAN, TN

This recipe is from my mother-in-law. She had added it to a hometown recipe book that was published for a fundraiser. "The Art of Cooking in Egg Harbor City" (NJ). No date is on the book, so I don't know exactly when it was printed. I've written the directions exactly as she had them listed. :)

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method Bake

Ingredients For grandmom elaine's crumb cake

  • CAKE:
  • 1/2 c
    butter
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 2
    eggs, separated
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 c
    milk
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • CRUMBS:
  • 4 Tbsp
    flour
  • 4 Tbsp
    sugar (2 brown & 2 white)
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 2 Tbsp
    cinnamon

How To Make grandmom elaine's crumb cake

  • 1
    Combine butter, brown & white sugar, and cinnamon to make crumbs. Set aside and make the cake.
  • 2
    Cream butter, then gradually add sugar, then add the egg yolks.
  • 3
    Mix alternately with milk and sifted dry ingredients.
  • 4
    Add vanilla and lastly fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
  • 5
    Pour batter and sprinkle on crumbs.
  • 6
    Bake in a preheated oven, at 350 degrees, for 35 minutes.

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