Maple crumb cakes are an old fashioned breakfast. Basically, they are a tender, buttery muffin with c crumbly topping and they are super simple to make.
Honestly, they are even easier to eat. I am a morning person and getting up early has (almost) always been a pleasant experience for me. I enjoy the quiet house in the early mornings and I like watching the sky outiside my windows go from dark to pink to light.
This morning held quite a surprise - especially for us here in Texas. Could it be? I opened the door...
The horses were in the lean-to, the goats were cozy in their goat barn and the snow was clean and clear. Looks like we have a day off from school. You know what that means, right?
Yep. An extra special breakfast!
I did not have maple sugar, although this recipe would be better with it. I used organic maple extract from Frontier. If you have access to maple sugar, by all means use it rather than the sugar called for! Give these a try. You can freeze them for up to three months in an airtight package in the freezer.
📖 Recipe
Maple Crumb Cakes Recipe
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Crumb Cakes
Topping
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon maple flavor
- ¼ cup flour
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup chopped pecans.
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Instructions
Crumbcakes
- Sift dry ingredients together and set aside.
- Cream the sugar and butter. Add the flavoring and the egg.
- Beat well.
- Add the flour alternately with the half and half, and mix to a smooth batter.
- Spoon into muffin cups lined with silicon cups, paper baking cups, or greased.
- Top with topping and bake at 375 for 20 minutes.
Topping
- Mix dry ingredients, except pecans, together and cut in butter with fingers.
- Add maple flavor and continue to cut in until all flavoring is absorbed and mixture is crumbly.
- Add pecans.
- Top each crumb cake before baking.
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Michelle
I'm not sure what "maple flavor" is. How does one make this recipe using actual maple syrup, please? It's almost in season here in the northeast 🙂