Oma's Crumb Cake Recipe ~ German Streuselkuchen With Apple

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Oma's Crumb Cake (Streuselkuchen)

German crumb cake recipes, aka Streuselkuchen, are quick and delicious treats to make for your family and friends. These traditional cakes, which are so easy to make, look so pretty, too. 

The fruit and flavorings can be changed to provide variation. 

Servings:

Makes 16 servings

Ingredients:

Cake Ingredients:

• ½ cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon lemon peel, grated
• ½ cup milk
• 2 - 3 apples or other fruit, as desired (optional)

Topping Ingredients:

• 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup butter, chilled

Instructions:

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan.
2. In medium bowl, beat butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat.
3. Blend flour, baking powder, and lemon peel together. 
4. Add flour mixture alternately with milk into butter mixture and mix well.
5. Spread batter in greased pan. 
6. Arrange fruit (if using) on top of batter in slightly overlapping rows.

To make Streusel Topping:

1. In a small bowl, combine flour and sugar. 
2. Using 2 knives or a pastry blender cut in butter until mixture resembles large crumbs.
3. Sprinkle over apples.
4. Bake for 40 to- 45 minutes. Check with wooden toothpick to see if it is done (should come out clean - no batter on toothpick).
5. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
6. Tastes great served with whipped cream!

Notes/Hints:

• Instead of lemon peel, add 1 teaspoon almond extract. 
  
• Instead of using knives or pastry blender, I just use my hands to quickly rub the butter into the flour/sugar mixture.
• Usually I put apple slices under the streusel. However, peach slices, pear slices, halved plums, even pitted cherries would be delicious.
  
• If you're using canned fruit, drain it well before using.

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