You’ll enjoy this simple, yet delicious old-fashioned crumb coffeecake from recipe originally prepared for Los Angeles City School District students many years ago.Simple yet delicious old-fashioned crumb coffeecake from recipe originally prepared for Los Angeles City School District students many years ago.
I saw a recipe pop up on a friend’s Facebook page for a coffeecake that was served to Los Angeles City School students years ago. Wow! That brought back great memories of enjoying a piece from the cafeteria with friends, while on class breaks.

I just HAD to make it,  and as a result, here’s the recipe for a delicious Old-Fashioned Crumb Coffeecake! The recipe is so easy to prepare! Here’s how to make this flavorful coffeecake:

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How To Make This Old-Fashioned Crumb Coffeecake

In a large bowl, mix together flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt, nutmeg and oil. Mix until the ingredients become crumbly.  Set aside.

Flour, brown sugar, oil and spices are mixed in a bowl.A crumb topping is made for the coffeecake.

Measure out 1/2 cup of the crumb mixture and place it in a small separate bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon to this crumb mixture and mix to combine. Set aside.

Some of the crumb mixture is mixed with cinnamon.Cinnamon crumb mixture to add to coffeecake.

Mix And Add The Wet Ingredients

In another bowl, combine remaining teaspoon of cinnamon, baking soda, egg, and buttermilk. Mix this well with a fork or whisk. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture. Stir well to combine, but don’t over mix (only till ingredients are fully incorporated).

Buttermilk, eggs and cinnamon are mixed together, then added to the crumb coffeecake batter.Pouring wet ingredients into dry ingredients in bowl.Batter for the old-fashioned crumb coffeecake is now ready.

Prepare The Coffeecake For Baking

Grease a 9×13 pan (can use slightly smaller pan like an 8×12 for “taller” piece of coffeecake, but will need to adjust cooking time slightly). Pour in the batter and spread to distribute evenly.  Sprinkle the reserved crumb/cinnamon topping evenly over the top of the batter.

Coffeecake batter is poured into a 13x9" greased pan, for baking.

Streusel topping is added to the surface of the coffeecake batter.

Bake And Serve The Old-Fashioned Crumb Coffeecake!

Bake the old-fashioned crumb coffeecake in a 375 degree preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in middle of coffeecake comes out clean. TIP: Check the coffeecake at the 30 minute mark- mine only took 30 minutes to be fully baked! Be careful not to overcook the coffeecake or it can become dry.

When done, remove pan to a wire rack, and let the coffeecake cool before slicing and serving.

Crumb coffeecake has baked, and been cut into pieces to eat.

Hope you enjoy this tasty, simple old-fashioned crumb coffeecake!  It sure brought back memories for my husband and I, as we gobbled it up!

One piece of the old-fashioned crumb coffeecake, on a white plate.

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Recipe Source:  Article titled “Culinary SOS”, by Rose Dosti, Recipe submitted by Frances, (former pastry cook for LAUSD), published in the Los Angeles Times, January 27, 1994

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Old-Fashioned Crumb Coffeecake
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

Simple yet delicious old-fashioned crumb coffeecake from recipe originally prepared for Los Angeles City School District students many years ago.

Category: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: crumb coffeecake
Servings: 12 servings
Calories Per Serving: 367 kcal
Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!
Ingredients
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon (divided)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup buttermilk
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, brown and granulated sugars, salt, nutmeg and oil. Stir to combine until mixture is crumbly.
  3. Remove 1/2 cup of the crumbly mixture (for crumb topping)and place in small bowl. Add 1 teaspoon cinnamon to the reserved 1/2 cup crumbly mixture. Stir to combine. Set aside.
  4. In another bowl, combine remaining teaspoon cinnamon, baking soda, egg, and buttermilk. Whisk to combine ingredients. Add the liquid mixture to the flour mixture in large bowl. Stir to combine, but do not over mix.
  5. Grease or spray a 13x9 cake pan. Evenly spread the coffeecake batter in the pan. Sprinkle the reserved crumb topping evenly over the surface of the batter.
  6. Bake coffeecake for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into middle of cake comes out clean (mine only needed to cook for 30 minutes). Check coffeecake at the 30 minute mark, and be sure not to overcook (or coffeecake could be dry!).
  7. When done, remove pan to a wire rack and let coffeecake cool completely before serving.
Recipe Notes

If you use an 8x12 pan, be sure to adjust cooking times accordingly. Batter will be "thicker", so will need a bit more time to cook through.
13x9 pan=12 servings. If you want larger portions, this recipe will serve 8-10.

Nutrition Facts
Old-Fashioned Crumb Coffeecake
Amount Per Serving (1 piece)
Calories 367 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 11g69%
Cholesterol 19mg6%
Sodium 318mg14%
Potassium 85mg2%
Carbohydrates 55g18%
Sugar 35g39%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 60IU1%
Calcium 48mg5%
Iron 1.5mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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