Streusel-topped sponge cake
A delicious cake, which is moist, buttery and topped with a cinnamon spiced crumble. It's perfect for afternoon tea, elevenses or even for dessert.
Ingredients
Makes: 1 20x30cm cake
- 300g plain flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
- 175g butter, softened
- 250g caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 300ml soured cream
- 50g butter, softened
- 60g plain flour
- 4 tablespoons caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Method
Prep:20min ›
Cook:30min ›
Ready in:50min
- Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease and flour a 20x30cm baking dish. Combine 300g flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl.
- Beat the 175g butter and 250g sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in colour. Add the room-temperature eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla with the last egg. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with the soured cream, mixing until just incorporated. Batter will be thick. Pour the batter into prepared tin.
- Mix 50g butter, 60g flour, 4 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl until it resembles a coarse crumble. Sprinkle over the cake batter.
- Bake in preheated oven until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
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Reviews & ratings
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Reviews in English (12)
very moist and good. exactly what i wanted! i think next time i might make it in two loaf pans instead, as the outer edges were a little more "done" than i would have chosen. i started out baking it for only 25 minutes as i didn't want it over baked, but then ended up baking it an additonal 10 minutes to get the middle done. other than that, i wouldn't change anything, it's moist and delicious. - 22 Dec 2009 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
great recipe! although i added sliced peaches on top of the batter and used a different streusel topping, this cake is by far the best coffee cake recipe. will use it from now on! - 14 Mar 2010 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)