Description
Caramel crumble cake delivers pure comfort straight from your home kitchen, with layers of sweet richness that make dessert time feel like a warm celebration. Crumbly topping and smooth caramel create a delightful texture that turns an ordinary afternoon into something special.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Ingredients:
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1.5 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 0.5 cup whole milk
Leavening and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1 cup caramel sauce
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 1 cup crumble topping
- 1 cup fresh strawberries
Instructions
- Prep your oven to 350F. Coat two 9-inch round cake pans with butter and flour, ensuring complete coverage.
- Whisk 2½ cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium mixing bowl.
- Cream 1 cup softened butter with 1½ cups sugar using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, approximately 3 minutes.
- Add 3 large eggs one at a time to butter mixture, beating thoroughly after each addition.
- Stir 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into the egg mixture until fully incorporated.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into butter blend, alternating with ½ cup milk and 1 cup sour cream.
- Pour half the batter evenly into prepared cake pans.
- Drizzle ½ cup caramel sauce across batter surfaces.
- Sprinkle ½ cup chopped nuts and ½ cup crumble topping over caramel layer.
- Carefully add remaining batter, covering caramel and nut layers completely.
- Bake at 350F for 35 minutes, checking with a toothpick for doneness.
- Remove from oven and let cake cool in pans for 15 minutes.
- Transfer cakes to wire rack and cool completely before adding final caramel drizzle.
Notes
- Check cake doneness early to prevent drying out, as ovens vary and timing can impact moisture.
- Toast nuts before adding to enhance their nutty flavor and create a more complex crunch in the crumble.
- Let ingredients like butter, eggs, and sour cream come to room temperature for smoother mixing and better cake texture.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free flour blend and add an extra egg for binding.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30-35 minutes
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg