Fresh Cherry Crumb Cake!

I love a good crumb cake, especially one made with fresh fruit like this cherry crumb cake.  

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In the summertime I purchase fresh fruit when it is in season and on sale.  I then freeze the fruit so I have access to fresh fruit in the winter.  Our winters seem so long, so being able to have some fresh fruit out of season sometimes takes away the winter blues.  

Fall and winter are when I do my most baking.  There is something warm and cozy about baking and making our favorite comfort foods.  What is our all-time favorite winter dessert comfort food?  This is a hard question for me to answer, I have so many that I could not just choose one.  

Fresh Cherry Crumb Cake

Yield: 8

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Additional Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

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Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pitted fresh cherries, tossed with 2 tablespoons flour
• Topping
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°.

1. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
2. Using an electric hand or stand mixer, cream 6 tablespoons of butter and 3/4 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add in the vanilla extract, almond extract, and sour cream until blended.
5. In another bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, soda, 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
6. Slowly add the flour mixture into the batter just until blended.
7. Fold in cherries.
8. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
9. Combine all topping ingredients together, mix well.
10. Crumble the topping mixture evenly over the cake batter.
11. Bake the cake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

Do you know the secret to freeze fresh fruit?  I know I have shared this before, but wanted to share again.  I place the fruit on a baking tray and spread out and flash freeze them on the tray.  Once they are frozen, I transfer them into a plastic freezer-safe container.  This allows you to use a small number of berries without them clumping all together.  It is the small simple little things that you can do to save you time and frustration when baking.  

Now I am ready for a nice warm cup of tea and a slice of warm fresh cherry crumb cake.  How about you, do you like to warm up your desserts?  

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