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Strawberry Jam Crumb Cake is a buttery cake layered with sweet strawberry jam and sprinkled with a crumbly topping.
Hi everyone! Jennifer back from Deliciously Sprinkled with an easy Christmas morning cake!
This Strawberry Jam Crumb Cake is perfect for Christmas morning. And with Christmas only two days away, this cake is super simple to make and it’s delicious. I make this cake for my family every Christmas.
I love layers in my cake, and this cake is a moist buttery cake layered with a sweet strawberry jam and topped with a cinnamon-sugar crumb topping. What could possibly be better than this? It IS the perfect coffee cake!
Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
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Strawberry Jam Crumb Cake
Equipment
- 1 8-inch springform pan
Ingredients
Crumb Topping
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, cut into small pieces
Cake
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅙ teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup softened unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 cup strawberry jam
Instructions
Crumb Topping
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine ¼ cup all-purpose flour, ¼ cup brown sugar, and ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon. Cut in 2 tablespoons salted butter, with a pastry blender or your hands until the mixture becomes crumbly. Set aside.
Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray an 8-inch springform pan or an 8-inch round cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a clean medium-sized bowl, whisk together 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, and ⅙ teaspoon salt.
- Combine ⅔ cup powdered sugar and ¼ cup softened unsalted butter in a large bowl using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Add ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 large egg. Add 6 tablespoons milk and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; beat for 2 minutes. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture, and beat just until smooth.
- Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan, spreading evenly. Top with 1 cup strawberry jam. Spoon the remaining batter over the strawberry layer. Sprinkle with crumb topping.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing the sides from the springform pan. Cool completely on a cooling rack.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Oh WOW! This looks so amazing! What a delicious cake!