Sara Lee Crumb Cake - Copycat

Submitted by lauralie41

"An adopted recipe that is based on the copycat version of the original crumb cake. Very easy and quick to make, this didnt last long at our house."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 2 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 1⁄2 cup flour, additional
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3⁄4 cup milk

directions

1. Mix sifted flour, sugar and margarine until crumbly.
2. Set aside 1/2 cup of mixture.
3. To the remaining crumb mixture add remaining ingredients as given above.
4. Beat well with mixer on low speed.
5. Spread evenly in a greased 8" square pan.
6. unrinkle reserved crumbs over top and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until golden brown and a inserted toothpick comes out clean.
7. Dust warm cake with powdered sugar before cutting.

Reviews

[GeeWhiz]

Revising my first review - I believe it didn't turn out then because the baking powder was left out (I must be blind not to have seen it, lol). Made it again and this time I give it a solid 4 stars (posted 5 in order to help make up for my previous 1 star review). I used butter flavored shortening & 3t of water in place of the margarine but otherwise kept to the recipe, including sifting the flour and sprinkling with powdered sugar. Baking time ended up being 55 minutes. I've never tried Sara Lee but this was a good basic breakfast cake, very sweet.

 

[Roxygirl in Colorado]

This was easy to mix up and resulted in a nice homey flavor, but I had some trouble cooking the center of the cake through (it sunk a tad in middle the size of a half dollar). My cake had a denser crumb than I expected and I suspect I may have baked it a bit too long. Thanks for posting. I love copycat recipes! Roxygirl

 

[BUZY-LADY]

WoW, This was very good! I used cake flour though for the initial 2cups and it made the cake moist and fluffy. Easy to make and I had all the ingredients on hand. YUMMY

 

[Nancy G.]

We really enjoyed this coffeecake. I have never tried a Sara Lee coffeecake so I don't know if it tastes like one or not, but no matter, this one is great even without being a copycat. I did end up baking for close an hour as the middle was not quite done at 40 minutes otherwise I made as posted. Thanks for posting!!!

 

[Courtly]

This cake is very yummy! A GREAT crumb cake! Plus, its very easy to make. Would like to add that the baking time on this recipe should be a little bit longer! That's about all.. thank you for a great recipe.