Name: Copycat Entenmann's Crumb Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 box single-layer yellow cake mix (and associated ingredients); cinnamon sugar (optional); 1 cup + 2 tbs flour; 3/4 cup light brown sugar; 1 stick (1/2 cup cold butter); 3/4 tsp cinnamon; 2 tsp vanilla

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New York's favorite crumb cake is Entenmann's. Try this copycat and see why!

Copycat Entenmann’s Crumb Cake

I don’t think there’s anyone in the northeast who isn’t a fan of Entenmann’s famous crumb coffee cake.

Lately, that’s gotten mighty expensive so it’s worth it to try to duplicate it at home for a fraction of the cost. I also don’t live around the corner from an Entenmann’s Thrift Bakery anymore like I did when I lived in NYC.

It starts with a yellow cake mix, but a single-layer cake mix. Lots of times, supermarkets will have the “Jiffy” brand on sale at 4 for $1 or so, and that’s a great buy so stock up. This brand isn’t one of the “super-moist” types which makes it perfect for this crumb coffee cake as the cake needs a bit of body to hold the mountain of crumbs that are on top.FYI on mixing the crumbs–it will look dry and sandy for a while, but KEEP MIXING! Eventually it will have the correct consistency.

One thing I did here, to make it a bit more interesting is I swirled cinnamon sugar throughout the cake. If that’s overkill for you, then by all means, leave it out.

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Copycat Entenmann's Crumb Cake

I don’t think there’s anyone in the northeast who isn’t a fan of Entenmann’s famous crumb coffee cake.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time35 mins

Total Time55 mins

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, cakes, desserts

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crumb cake

Servings: 9

Calories: 335kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

1 box single-layer yellow cake mix and associated ingredients
cinnamon sugar optional

CRUMBS

1 cup + 2 tbs flour
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 stick 1/2 cup cold butter
3/4 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

In a large heavy-duty stand mixer, combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and butter. Beat until butter is well incorporated and resembles a stiff cookie dough. Remove from bowl and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or grease a 9-inch square pan. Prepare cake mix as directed on the box. Pour 1/2 the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the batter with the cinnamon sugar if using; maybe about 1/4 cup well distributed across the cake. Top with remaining batter and swirl lightly.
Bake cake for 10-15 minutes or until cake is just beginning to rise and is set in the center. Remove pan from oven and top with crumbs by breaking off marble-sized portions of the crumb mixture and distributing evenly across the top of the cake. The top of the cake should not show through the crumbs and the crumb layer will be THICK, and the center of the cake will fall slightly. This is OK.
Return pan to the oven and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until crumbs lose their wet look and are beginning to brown.
Remove from oven and cool completely on rack. Dust with confectioner's sugar, if desired, when completely cool. Makes 9 servings.

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