A few weeks ago, I saw the jars of Dark Morello Cherries at Trader Joe’s and magically one of them ended up in my shopping cart. I love cherries and thought it would be time to bake a cherry crumble cake again sometime soon. Crumble cake is one of my – and J’s – favorites.
I love to bake. I don’t do it nearly often enough because you can only eat so much cake in a 2-person household, but every once in a while, when I get a craving, I will bake a small batch of cake or muffins. Like a couple of weekends ago. Because one single person inquired in my last post about the recipe for the crumble cake, I thought I should definitely share it with all of you. Naturally.
Crumble cake is super-easy and tasty and can be made with any fruit you like.
I halved the original recipe (which is an original recipe from my Mom) because it’s enough for a whole baking sheet, which is definitely too much for 2 people (unless you want to eat cake for a whole week, which I am not necessarily opposed to, but which probably wouldn’t make me feel too great by the end of the week).
I used a small casserole dish instead (you can also use a small round baking form).
I had a few cherries leftover (that I used in my overnight oats the following week – yum!), but I realize I could have used the whole jar. There was enough batter to take the cherries and extra liquid. J said it was perfect the way it came out (sweet, I know!).
The bottom layer was spongy and on the dry side (just how I like it). I found that German cake recipes generally tend to be a little “drier” than American cakes, but also not as sweet.
I had a piece (ok, two) with a cup of coffee shortly after it came out of the oven. I also had some leftover cake that I took to work the next couple of days. It keeps well in the fridge (I wrap it in aluminum foil) and it can be warmed up a bit in the microwave, if you prefer (without the foil, of course).
- 1/4 cup butter (softened)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 package vanilla sugar (or 1 tbsp vanilla extract)
- 2 cups all-purpose or pastry flour
- 3 eggs
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1 jar of morello cherries (drained)
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup of flour
- cinnamon (to taste)
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a small baking dish or 10-inch springform pan with cooking spray, set aside.
- In a bowl, beat the butter until it’s light and fluffy. Add the sugar and vanilla sugar and continue to beat for an additional 2 minutes. Add the eggs gradually until each one is incorporated. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour and baking powder one spoon at a time alternating with milk.
- For the crumbs, combine butter (cut in pieces, but still cold), sugar, flour and cinnamon in a bowl and combine between your fingertips until crumbs form.
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Top the batter with the drained cherries. Finally, add the crumbs on top and then bake for 45-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean
- Let cool completely before cutting or removing from baking dish.
Kate
February 12, 2018 at 8:17 amOooh, this looks so good!
san
February 17, 2018 at 10:52 amYou gotta try it! :)
Beth
February 12, 2018 at 10:42 amThis looks so good! It seems like the perfect Valentine’s treat!
san
February 17, 2018 at 10:56 amTrue! :)
Katie
February 12, 2018 at 10:46 amYum! That looks absolutely delicious!
san
February 17, 2018 at 10:56 amYou should give it a try :)
Charlotte
February 12, 2018 at 11:28 amThat was probably me who asked for the recipe :) and if I didn’t, I certainly thought it so thank you for sharing!! This sounds amazing; I love a good crumble—especially with coffee :)
san
February 17, 2018 at 10:56 amCrumble is definitely one of my favorite cakes…. and it could have totally been you who asked for the recipe :)
Jenny
February 12, 2018 at 1:34 pmHaha great minds think alike! I made cherry pies last week and with the leftover cherries I made cherry pancakes which I blogged about today before reading this! Cherries are yum!
san
February 17, 2018 at 10:57 amCherries are the forgotten fruit of baking… so glad someone else bakes with them :)
Lisa of Lisa's Yarns
February 12, 2018 at 1:46 pmYum, this looks so good. I don’t do much baking either since there are just 2 of us in the house but I do enjoy baking so try to find reasons to bake! I’m looking forward to going off my gestational diabetes diet so I can eat more sweets and treats!
san
February 17, 2018 at 10:57 amI will also find reasons to bake :)
ShootingStarsMag
February 12, 2018 at 5:08 pmOh wow, this looks – and sounds – absolutely amazing!! Thanks for sharing the recipes. That’s good to know it keeps in the fridge for a bit.
-Lauren
san
February 17, 2018 at 10:57 amYeah, it keeps surprisingly well… that is a plus if you’re only a two-person household :)
Feisty Harriet
February 13, 2018 at 12:35 amYes, please!
xox
san
February 17, 2018 at 11:53 amcome on over :)
Leslie
February 13, 2018 at 9:46 amYaaay, I’m so excited to see this recipe! A jar of those cherries magically wound up my cart too, and then I got another one as part of a Christmas present and I need something to do with them! This looks perfect, I’m making it tomorrow! <3
san
February 17, 2018 at 11:53 amI hope it turned out great! ;)
Tobia | craftaliciousme
February 15, 2018 at 2:18 pmThis is my moms signature cake and I just realized a) I don’t have the recipe and b) I’ve never made that cake.
But than crumble cakes are just something I am not good in.
I’ll have to ask for my moms recipe and than compare. Because I always love to see what the difference are.
Anyhow, now I crave cherry crumble cake so mission accomplished San!
san
February 17, 2018 at 11:53 amDid you compare your Mom’s recipe? ;)
Kathrin Schoenberg
February 17, 2018 at 8:25 pmHi San, we’re in Tahoe and I just made your cake for dessert. It’s delicious, fed 8 of us and there’s still some leftover! I used a tad more sugar and we actually ate it when it was still warm with some vanilla yogurt – yum! Thanks for sharing this recipe, it definitely has potential to become a new favorite sunday cake. :-) I made a picture, but I don’t know how to add it to the comment.
Lecy | A Simpler Grace
February 19, 2018 at 10:50 pmThis looks AMAZING, San! I have been craving a crumb cake for so long and this is the recipe I want to try. I can’t wait for the first bite!