Christmas Crumb Cake - a cake that will make your Christmas Morning so amazing. This Christmas Crumb Cake has a Graham Cracker, Melted Butter, and Sugar base. It is followed by a Cake filling which is made up of Orange Juice, Pistachios, Cranberries, Chopped Almonds, Cardamom, Sugar, and of course Flour and is topped with a buttery and cinnamon streusel.
The best part about this Christmas Crumb Cake is the buttery Crumb Topping. That beautiful smell of Cinnamon and Nutmeg paired with Brown sugar, Flour, and of course, cold butter makes this a fabulous cake that you would feel like having right away.
Seriously, guys, this Christmas Cake is so delicious. You will enjoy the fruity taste of this cake. Well, to balance out the sourness of Orange Juice, I have added Sweetened Condensed Milk along with Granulated Sugar. Both of them make it taste so damn good...!
Oranges are in the season, and I have been baking a ton of recipes with Oranges. Starting from Orange Spiced Eggnog Muffins to Chocolate Orange Mocha Cake to Delicious Orange Bars to Brown Sugar Glazed Orange Cranberry Muffins to Orange Cardamom Loaf Cake to Orange Cranberry Muffins to Orange Cardamom Rolls to Brown Sugar Orange Pop-Tarts to White Chocolate Orange Brownies and much more!
After making so many recipes with Orange, I can tell you which flavors pair well with Oranges. I can tell you that Cardamom pairs really well with Orange. And, trust me, If you haven't tried pairing Oranges with Cardamom, you should definitely do that. In this recipe, I have added a few seeds of cardamom. Actually, here, I couldn't find ground Cardamom. So, I broke the entire Cardamom, took out its seeds, and added it to my Cake.
Besides, Cardamom, of course, Cranberry pairs really well with Oranges. You can also add some White Chocolate chips. Because, Cranberry, Orange, and White Chocolate is a fabulous combination.
But, this Christmas Crumb Cake is NOT solely about Oranges. There are so many ingredients that make this recipe so amazing.
The Chopped Almonds, Pistachios, Cranberries add to the fruity and nutty touch and make this cake taste so damn good.
Besides, that, to balance the tart-y taste of Orange I have added Granulated Sugar and Sweetened Condensed Milk.
If you can imagine the flavors, you will literally fall in love with this Christmas Crumb Cake.
How to Make Christmas Crumb Cake?
One of the easiest Cakes to make this Christmas Crumb Cake is so special and in so many ways. First of all, you have that fruity taste thanks to Oranges and Cranberries. Second of all, you have that nutty taste thanks to chopped almonds and pistachios. And finally, that buttery brown sugar crumb topping feels like icing on the cake.
Well, actually it is icing but only in the form of crumb!
- First mix Graham Crackers, Melted Butter, Brown Sugar, and Some Flour in a Bowl. These are the ingredients with which we are going to make the base of our Christmas Crumb Cake.
- I blind bake this at 350F for 10-minutes and then cool it down.
- The second step of the recipe is to make the cake. So, just combine all the dry ingredients. In this recipe, I use both baking soda and baking powder. Along with that, I also add a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg and some ground cinnamon. These two spices ensure that our cake has a beautiful spicy sort of taste.
- Next, we mix in the wet ingredients. We'll be using Melted Butter, Granulated Sugar, Sweetened Condensed Milk, Pure Vanilla Extract, Orange Juice, and Orange Zest. We'll mix them together.
- And then for that nutty texture, we'll be adding chopped almonds, pistachios, and dried cranberries. Since Orange pairs well with cardamom so we'll be adding few seeds of cardamom as well.
- Now, we'll be making the crumb. For the crumb, I like to mix melted butter, with brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and of course so flour.
- And, finally, we'll be adding our Christmas Nonpareils for that festive touch. Lastly, just bake this cake at 350F for 30-minutes.
- So, this is how you make Christmas crumb cake.
Replacements/Substitutions for Christmas Crumb cake:
- You can replace Graham Cracker Crumbs with Gingersnap Cookie Crumbs.
- You can also use some Orange extract to get that typical Orang-y flavor.
- If you want you can also add chopped walnuts along with chopped almonds. In short, any sort of nut is important to give your Christmas crumb cake that nutty goodness.
How to Store this Christmas Coffee Cake?
- Room Temperature: This cake will stay fresh for 2-3 days at room temperature provided you keep it in a cool and dry place. So, it is advisable that you keep this in an air-tight container such as a Tupperware.
- Refrigerator: You can store this cake for up to a week. When refrigerating you can cover this with a foil or a plastic wrap and then place it in the fridge.
- Freezer: You can store this cake in the freezer for up to 2-3 months. To store this in the freezer wrap it tightly with aluminum foil or a plastic wrap. The idea behind wrapping this with plastic wrap is to keep this from drying out in the freezer.
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Christmas Crumb Cake
Ingredients
Base of the Cake
- ¼ Cup Graham Cracker Crumbs
- ¼ Cup Melted Unsalted Butter
- 2 Tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
- ¼ Cup Brown Sugar
Cake Batter
- 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
- ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ Teaspoon Grated Nutmeg
- ½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ Cup Melted Butter
- ½ Cup Granulated Sugar
- ¼ Cup Coarsely Chopped Almonds
- ½ Teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- ½ Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
- ¼ Cup Christmas Nonpareils
- ¼ Cup Orange Juice
- ½ Teaspoon Orange Zest
- 5-10 Seeds Cardamom
- ¼ Cup Chopped Pistachios
- ¼ Cup Dried Cranberries
Crumb
- ¼ Cup Packed Light Brown Sugar
- 2 Tablespoon All-Purpose Flour
- ½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ Teaspoon Grated Nutmeg
- ½ Cup Cold Unsalted Butter
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 350F OR 180C and grease a 9x9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.In a medium-sized mixing bowl combine Graham Cracker Crumbs, Melted Unsalted Butter, All-Purpose Flour, and Brown Sugar. Place it in a 9x9 inch greased baking dish. Bake the base for 10-minutes and then let it cool down completely.
- In another medium-sized mixing bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground nutmeg, and ground cinnamon using a wired balloon whisk.
- In the same bowl add melted butter, granulated sugar, chopped almonds, vanilla extract, sweetened condensed milk, Christmas nonpareils, Orange Juice, Orange Zest, Cardamom Seeds, Chopped Pistachios, and Dried Cranberries. Mix well using a silicone spatula or a wooden spatula.
- Pour the cake mixture into the prebaked crust. Smoothen the top using a silicone spatula. Keep it aside. In the Meantime Preheat oven to 350F or 180C
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl combine brown sugar, All-Purpose Flour, Ground Cinnamon, Grated Nutmeg, and Cold Butter. Mix the crumb with your hands until the flour gets coarse and mealy. Sprinkle it over cake batter.Bake the cake in a preheated oven at 350F for 30-minutes or until a toothpick inserted at the center of the cake comes out with few moist crumbs. Garnish with some Christmas Nonpareils and orange zest.
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