Maple Crumb Cakes for a Wintery Breakfast

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.

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Maple Crumb Cakes Recipe

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Tender, sweet crumbcakes are an old fashioned breakfast treat. These are flavored with maple and are easy to make.

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings:12 servings

Calories:

Author:Marye Audet-White

Ingredients

Crumb Cakes

• ▢ 2 c flour
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 2 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• ▢ ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ▢ ½ cup sugar or maple sugar
• ▢ ½ cup butter
• ▢ 1 egg
• ▢ ½ cup half and half
• ▢ 1 teaspoon maple flavor

Topping

• ▢ ¼ cup sugar
• ▢ ¼ cup butter
• ▢ 1 teaspoon maple flavor
• ▢ ¼ cup flour
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• ▢ ½ cup chopped pecans.

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.

You'll find more helpful tips and variations in the body of the post.

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.

This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.