AUNT RACHEL'S CRUMB CAKE RECIPE - FOOD.COM

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I have had this recipe for over 15 years and it is still as great and easy today as it was years ago.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
2 1/4 cups unbleached white flour
1/4 cup unbleached white flour
2 tablespoons sugar (plus 1/4 of dough)
1/2-3/4 cup strawberry jam

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Cream softened margarine/butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Mix in egg yolks one at a time and then the peel and vanilla.
  • Add flour and mix until blended and you are able to make a ball with the dough.
  • Take 1/4 of the dough and place it in a separate bowl.
  • Take the remaining dough and flatten it evenly in an 8 x 8 square pan.
  • Spread jam evenly over flattened dough.
  • Add the flour and sugar to the 1/4 dough and mix, then crumble it.
  • Spread the crumbs evenly on top of jam.
  • Bake for 50 minutes or until crumbs are lightly browned.

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