mother's crumb cake

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42 Pinches
San Tan Valley, AZ
Updated on Aug 31, 2010

As a kid this was one of my favorite cakes and it still is.

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon all spice
  • 2 teaspoons cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup shortening, butter flavor
  • 2 - eggs
  • 4 tablespoons molasses
  • 2 cups buttermilk or sour milk
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 8 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

How To Make mother's crumb cake

  • Step 1
    Mix together dry ingedients, work in shortening until crumbly.
  • Step 2
    Mix together the eggs, molasses and buttermilk. Add to dry miture. Mix. Grease adn flour a large cake pan (larger than a 9x13). Pour mixture into pan.
  • Step 3
    Mix together 2 tbsp of flour, 8 tbsp sugar, and 1 tsp of cinnamon. Melt 4 tbsp of butter. Pour the butter over the cake. Sprinkle the dry ingedients over the butter.
  • Step 4
    Bake at 350 for 45 to 50 minutes.

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