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Cinnamon-Vanilla Tea Cake with Spiced Crumb Topping
Recipe Type:
Cake,
Afternoon Tea & High Tea
Yields: makes 1 cake
Prep time: 20 min
Bake time: 25 min
Ingredients:
Spiced Crumb Cake Topping (see recipe below)
10 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup granulated
sugar
2 cups sifted cake
flour
2 teaspoons
baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup
egg whites (about 4 large eggs, separated)
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray the bottom and all sides of a round or
squaare cake pan or cupcake pan with non-stick spray. Dust the sides with granulated
sugar.
Prepared Spiced Crumb Cake Topping; set aside until ready to use.
In a large mixing bowl of your electric mixer, at a medium speed,
cream the butter. Add sugar, a little at a time, and beat
together until well mixed and creamy. Add cake flour, baking powder,
cinnamon, and milk, beating until smooth. Beat in vanilla extract.
In a separate dry bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form
(not stiff) and cling to the sides of the bowl. Fold into the butter/flour mixture. Pour the
batter almost to the top of the cake pan or cupcake pan. Generously
cover the top of the batter with the Spiced Crumb Cake Topping.
Bake approximately 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in
the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and let
cool on a wire rack.
Spiced Crumb Cake Topping
1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice,
and nutmeg. Using a fork or pastry blender, cut in the butter and
vanilla extract until well mixed. The mixture will create
large, moist clumps.
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