Delectable and Soft Cinnamon Cake, filled with a sweet cinnamon filling and topped with light coconut glaze makes up Mexican Crumb Cake
What is Mexican Crumb Cake?
Mexican Crumb Cake is a light cake that can be used for breakfast or dessert. Sometimes Mexican Crumb Cake is called coffee cake. This cake is a layer of light cake and then it is filled with a buttery cinnamon filling. Then it’s topped with a traditional crumb topping with a little added cayenne pepper. My favorite park of this cake is the light and coconut flavored glazed.
Can I use a different glaze for this cake if I don’t like coconut?
The coconut glaze really makes this cake delicious. However, if you would like you could make a vanilla glaze instead of coconut. To make a vanilla glaze you will want to use two cups of powdered sugar, four to six tablespoon of milk, and one half teaspoon of vanilla extract. You will mix the vanilla, milk and powdered sugar until it forms a thin glaze. Start with 4 tablespoons of milk and add more if you need them.
Tips for making Mexican Crumb Cake
Make sure that your butter is softened so that you are able to easily mix your butter into your cake mix and also into your filling and topping.
If you are not a fan of spicy foods, you can leave out the cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper does not provide an overwhelming spiciness though it does provide a small kick. I am not a fan of spicy foods and I am able to tolerate the heat from this cake just fine.
Make sure that you pack your brown sugar tightly. Packing brown sugar allows you to get all the air pockets out of the brown sugar since it is a sticky sugar. You want to make sure you get an accurate measurement which is I recommend packing your brown sugar.
If you don’t have coconut extract you can skip it and have a lighter flavored coconut milk by only using coconut milk if you would like. Your glaze will still be delicious without it.
Start checking your cake for doneness after 45 minutes. You can use a toothpick to check however some of the filling will be on your toothpick just remember that, If your cake needs the extra five minutes, just leave it in the oven for those minutes.
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Mexican Crumb Cake
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg room temp
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- ¾ cup milk
Filling Ingredients
- 3 tbsp. butter softened
- 1 tbsp. Cinnamon
- 1 tsp. Cayenne
- ½ cup flour
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
Topping Ingredients
- 5 tablespoon butter softened
- ¾ cup flour
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Glaze Ingredients
- 4 to 6 tablespoons coconut milk
- ½ teaspoon coconut extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the butter and sugar and mix on medium until fully combined.
- Make sure to be scraping down the sides occasionally.
- Add the vanilla and egg, to the mixture and mix until combined.
- In a medium bowl, add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- Whisk to combine.
- Add one half of the flour mixture to the butter mixture.
- Mix to combine.
- Add the milk to the mixture and combine.
- Add the rest of the flour and continue to mix until combined.
Filling Directions
- In a small bowl, add the softened butter, flour, sugar, cayenne, and cinnamon.
- Work it together with your hands until soft crumbs form.
- Set to the side.
Topping Directions
- Add the butter, flour, brown sugar and cinnamon to a food processor and pulse until coarse crumbs form
- Spray a 9x9 baking pan with non-stick baking spray.
- Pour in ½ of cake batter, making sure to evenly spread the whole pan.
- Sprinkle the filling over top evenly over the batter.
- Now pour in remaining cake batter, and spread carefully across the top of the filling.
- Sprinkle the topping over the top and press lightly into the batter.
- Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes.
Glaze Directions
- Add all of the glaze ingredients into a medium bowl and use a hand mixer, mix until combined.
- Allow to cool before adding the coconut glaze.
- Once cooled drizzled the glaze over the cake and serve.
Notes
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