Comments on: Martha’s Classic Crumb Cake

By: Warrior Knitter

Warrior Knitter — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:59:22 +0000

I’m a Penzey’s fan, too. And I love all the choices. I usually use the Vietnamese Cassia Cinnamon in the batter where & the milder Ceylon Cinnamon in the strusel toppings where the taste is not so bitey. I even put a few of the Cinnamon Chunks in the brew basket of the coffee maker for a wonderful cinnamon coffee!

Just found your blog, BTW.

By: Gigi

Gigi — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:10:47 +0000

Thanks Jennifer!

By: elsa

elsa — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 01:15:15 +0000

Wow, what a quick response! Thank you so much. I really appreciat that! You’ve made my night. I’m sure this will be delicious in the morning.
Thanks again!

By: jennifer

jennifer — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:17:54 +0000

Elsa, it is indeed 3 & 1/2 sticks of butter. Trust me, it’s delicious. Good luck!

By: elsa

elsa — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 23:05:28 +0000

I’m just about to make this crumb cake but I’m a little hesitant about using that much butter. Did you use 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) of butter or 3 1/2 sticks
(1 3/4) cup butter for the topping?

By: jennifer

jennifer — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:18:23 +0000

Good question, Gigi. I measure sour cream with a dry ingredient measurer. Weight is a bit tricky with things like that because it is usually measured in fluid ounces instead of by weight. So, I use the dry measurer for this and things like peanut butter and yogurt. Hope that helps!

By: Gigi

Gigi — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:57:21 +0000

How do you measure your sour cream? That’s one ingredient that always stumps me. I’m never sure whether I should measure it in a dry measuring cup, a liquid measuring cup or by weight.

By: quinn

quinn — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:48:48 +0000

Oops! There are 1 & 1/4 cups of sour cream in the recipe. I've fixed it in the recipe. Thanks for pointing this out!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:42:36 +0000

I was attempting to make this wonderful cake when the directions said to add the sour cream but it isn’t listed in the ingredients. Am I to assume it’s a cup? Help!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:11:37 +0000

Oh Joy! I just followed the link to your site, and what a find! I love it, and can’t wait to explore!

As for Martha’s Baking Handbook – I have made several things out of it now, and they’ve been wonderful. You’re right, Martha is sort of weird, but her recipes are fabulous. I’ve had my eye on this crumbcake, but yes, I was hesitant to see how much butter it called for…I’m waiting until there’s a reason to bake it and share it, or my husband and I would have no choice but to slowly consume the cake, day by day, until we’d eaten A POUND of butter!!

Cheers!