Mini Crumb Cakes Recipes

MINI CRUMB CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 6 medium muffin cups with paper baking cups; or grease cups with shortening or spray with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir flour, brown sugar and butter with spoon until crumbly. Reserve 1/3 cup mixture for topping.
• Stir egg, baking powder, cinnamon and milk into remaining crumbly mixture until well mixed. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Sprinkle reserved crumbly mixture over batter.
• Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Sprinkle warm cakes with powdered sugar before serving. Serve warm or cooled.

SHEET PAN CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• For the crumb: Combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl. Drizzle in the butter and mix with a fork until just combined. Add the flour and mix with the fork until it has been evenly distributed and small to medium clumps have formed. Do not overmix or it will turn into a paste.
• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 18-by-13-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the egg one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the sour cream in 2 batches, starting and ending with the flour. Beat until just incorporated.
• Spoon the cake batter (it will be very thick) into the prepared baking sheet and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle on the crumb topping and press gently into the batter to adhere.
• Bake until the cake and topping are golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool completely in the baking sheet, about 1 hour. Slice and serve from the baking sheet.

MINI PECAN CRUMB CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease 12 standard size muffin pan cups or line with paper liners.
• To prepare topping, mix together flour, brown sugar, nuts and cinnamon.
• Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut butter into flour mixture until coarse crumbs form.
• Set aside.
• To prepare cakes, mix together flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and allspice.
• Mix together sugar, melted butter, vanilla, and eggs until blended.
• Alternately stir flour mixture and milk into butter-egg mixture.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan, filling cups two-thirds full.
• Sprinkle topping over batter; press in slightly.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool slightly.

MINI COFFEE CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, pudding mix, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in walnuts. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack.

MINI CINNAMON CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Combine reduced fat buttermilk baking mix, fat free milk, sugar, ground cinnamon, and butter or margarine and stir until thick. Drop six very large spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Before baking sprinkle very lightly with white sugar and ground cinnamon.
• Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 8 to 14 minutes. Serve with chocolate syrup drizzled on top. They're also great with vanilla ice cream.

MINI CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix together crabmeat, egg, 1/3 cup yogurt, red pepper, green onion, lemon zest fresh cracked pepper, and 1/2 cup breadcrumbs.
• Form mini crab cakes using a tablespoon or small ice cream scoop, and coat the crab cakes in remaining breadcrumbs, placing them onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Spray lightly with cooking spray.
• Bake in a 400 degrees F preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until lightly golden.
• Mix remaining yogurt, lemon juice, chopped parsley and basil. Season with cracked black pepper. Serve sauce with crab cakes.

MINI CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix the first six ingredients. Refrigerate, covered, until serving. For crab cakes, combine egg, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, onion, parsley, mustard, seafood seasoning and pepper sauce. Fold in crab. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes., With floured hands, shape 2 tablespoonfuls crab mixture into 1/2-in.-thick patties. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add crab cakes in batches; cook until golden brown, 3-4 minutes on each side. Top each with a pickle slice and sauce. Sprinkle with chives.

MINI CHOCOLATE CHIP CRUMB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray 13 x 9 pan with Pam and sprinkle with flour.
• Or make 24 muffins.
• Mix topping ingredients (first 5 ingredients), cutting in butter to small pieces the size of peas -- and set aside.
• Mix dry ingredients and set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
• Add flour alternately with sour cream beginning and ending with flour.
• Add mini chips.
• Pour into 13 x 9 pan and sprinkle topping over.
• Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or 15 minutes for muffins. Do not overbake!