KRUM KUCHEN - CRUMB CAKE

Krum Kuchen - Crumb Cake image

Delicious with your morning coffee, this recipe comes from the Pennsylvania Dutch chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

Provided by Molly53

Time 1h

Yield 2 cakes

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 cups flour, sifted
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup butter or 1 cup shortening
4 eggs, separated
1 cup milk
1/8 cup butter, melted
cinnamon

Steps:

Sift dry ingredients together.
Add shortening and cut in well with a fork.
Take out 1 cup of crumbs; to remaining crumbs add well beaten egg yolks and milk.
Beat egg whites stiffly; fold into batter.
Mix well and pour into two well-greased 9 x 9 inch pans and sprinkle tops with the reserved crumbs.
Bake at 400F about 45 minutes or until golden.
Sprinkle top with melted butter and cinnamon when finished baking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2829.3, Fat 120.4, SaturatedFat 71.9, Cholesterol 714.6, Sodium 2247.8, Carbohydrate 399.5, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 201.3, Protein 43.5