Happy National Coffee Cake Day! Technically this is a “crumb cake” but I find the two interchangeable. What is the difference really? Anyone know?
This recipe is a doozy! LOTS and LOTS of buttery cinnamon topping. The ratio of crumbs to cake is about half and half and I say there’s NOTHING wrong with that!
Starbucks used to make my absolute favorite coffee cake – I think they called it New York style. It was super thick and moist, but didn’t have too many crumbs. The flavor was just amazing. However, they’ve stopped carrying it as far as I can tell. Now there’s a reduced fat version and a version that looks like a mini loaf and they’re just not the same to me.
I created this recipe to resemble that thick moist cake, but I amped it up a notch with extra crumbs – the best part in my mind! Greek yogurt is added to the batter to keep it super moist. I brought a batch of this it in to work – because there’s NO WAY I’m keeping this delicious cake at home for just Rick and I! It was gobbled up quickly – All but one piece. So, for breakfast the next day – What did I have? Leftover crumb cake. I can testify that the cake is just as good, if not better, the next day – So feel free to make this ahead of time and store the leftovers for breakfasts throughout the week.
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend! Mine was very non-traditional – No Easter egg hunts or ham or goodie baskets. But, I did get to go to my first professional soccer match. The Timers played Dallas on Saturday night and it was so… much… FUN! Soccer games are like no other sports atmosphere. There’s so much singing and chanting and fan involvement – not to mention the lumberjack – Portland’s mascot, Timber Joey, who walks around the stadium with a chainsaw. Each time the team scores, he saws off a ring of this huge log which sits in the goal-zone. Super fun atmosphere!
Have a great week. Make it even better by kicking off National Coffee Cake Day with this yummy goodness!
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