Light and moist cake is topped with a thick layer of cinnamon crumbs. This New York style crumb coffee cake is the perfect addition to any brunch spread!
Apparently cake is not appropriate breakfast food. Or so I’ve been told. But add the word coffee in front and it automatically becomes acceptable to eat cake for breakfast! Now to be honest, this recipe for New York Style Crumb Cake is actually listed in the Cook’s Illustrated app under “dessert” rather than “breakfast.” However I’m adding the word coffee and turning it into a breakfast recipe!Typically my breakfast is more whole grain and less whole stick of butter, so I decided this recipe would be the perfect thing to make for Easter brunch with my family. I have always been a huge fan of crumb coffee cake. What’s not to love about butter and sugar baked together on top of cake?! And did I forget to mention Cinnamon?? The cake in this recipe is light and fluffy, the perfect complement to the rich, cinnamon crumbs. Next time I will double the recipe because this was gone before the morning was over!
