Salted Caramel Crumb Cake
Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Easy
This salted caramel crumb cake is my go to when I want something impressive without spending all day in the kitchen. With just 20 minutes of prep and 35 minutes in the oven, you'll have a stunning dessert ready to serve. The cocoa powder adds a subtle richness while providing antioxidants, and the buttery crumb topping with that sweet and salty caramel drizzle makes every bite absolutely irresistible. Plus, using simple pantry staples means you probably have everything on hand already. Trust me, this one never disappoints.
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Ingredients
- 300 gall-purpose flour
- 200 ggranulated sugar
- 100 gbrown sugar
- 200 gunsalted butter
- 2 egglarge eggs
- 1 mLvanilla extract
- 5 gsalt
- 50 gcocoa powder
- 10 gbaking powder
- crumb topping ingredients (see below)
- salted caramel ingredients (see below)
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a 23cm round cake pan with parchment paper.
- 2
Combine the flour, sugar, brown sugar, and cocoa powder in a bowl.
- 3
Add the butter and mix until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- 4
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Tip: Don't overmix.
- 5
Pour in the vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- 6
Pour half of the cake batter into the prepared cake pan.
- 7
Prepare the crumb topping by combining the flour, sugar, and butter in a bowl.
- 8
Add the salt and mix until the crumb topping resembles coarse crumbs.
- 9
Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the cake batter.
- 10
Pour the remaining cake batter over the crumb topping.
- 11
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Tip: Prepare the salted caramel by heating the butter, sugar, and salt in a saucepan over low heat until the sugar dissolves.
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