Thursday, February 18, 2010

Recipe that no one should live without



I have a tendency to subscribe to a multitude of magazines. I have collected over the years lots of recipes, to which I tear out and add to my recipe box.






The purpose of this box is to try recipes and decide as to whether the recipe is a keeper or not. My husband enjoys being a taste tester, I tend to add pounds to him in the winter. This recipe stood out in my mind. It has odd ingredients, Sour Cream???

Best-selling crumb cake


makes: 25 servings ( I should have looked at this before I made it)


prep:25 minutes


bake: 350 for 35 minutes.




Cake:


1 box yellow cake mix (18.5ozs.)


1 1/4 cups sour cream


1/3 cup vegatable oil


3 eggs


1 tsp ground cinnamon


1/2 tsp nutmeg




Crumb topping:


3 3/4 cups of all purpose flour


3/4 cup packed light brown sugar


2 tsp cinnamon


1/2tsp nutmeg


1 1/2cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, melted




Sour cream glaze:


10tbsp confectioner sugar


2 tbsp of sour cream




1. Heat oven to 350. Grease a 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Lightly dust pan with flour and shake out excess flour.


2. For cake: combine cake mix , sour cream, oil, eggs, cinnamon and nutmeg in large bowl. beat according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared pan.


3. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.


4. Meanwhile for topping blend flour sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and melted butter in medium bowl until mix is evenly moistened and clumps together.


5. Remove cake from oven. Sprinkle with crumbs (this will be thick layer). Return to oven; bake 15minutes or until crumbs are slightly set. Remove to wire rack and let cool completely.


6.For glaze whisk 8 tbsp. of the confectioners sugar with the sour cream in a bowl. Dust top of cake with remaining 2 tbsp of conf. sugar. Drizzle glaze on cake.


7. Brew your favorite cup of coffee and try not to eat more than one piece. Cake can be stored at room temp for 3 days. Believe me it will not last that long.




I am not usually a fan of cakes. They taste good, but if I were at a dessert buffet I would not choose cake.




This cake crumbled and melted in your mouth, serious this best tasting cake I have ever had!






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