The smell of snow in the air

Almost all of the three feet of snow we got just over a week ago is gone. Mostly the remnants are ice and piles of snow where it was plowed. The boys are upset since their snow tunnels are also gone. I must admit that they were pretty cool and I am sure that as soon as we get some more snow they are going to be out there looking to dig them again.

This morning I made crumb cake to share with some friends. I adapted this recipe from Smitten Kitchen’s recipe for big crumb rhubarb crumb cake since I loved the big crumbs but I am not a fan of fruit in my crumb cake. Pretty damn good if I do say so myself.

Big Crumb Crumb Cake

 

 

For crumbs:

• 1 c. dark brown sugar
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 1/2 sticks melted butter
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3 t. cinnamon
• 1 t. ground ginger
• 4 3/4 c. a/p flour 

Mix all ingredients until well blended and crumbs form. Put aside.

For cake:

• 2 c. a/p flour
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large egg yolks
• 2/3 c. sour cream
• 4 t. vanilla extract
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 t. baking soda
• 1 t. baking powder
• 1/2 t. salt
• 12 tbs. softened butter, cut into pieces

Mix the sour cream and eggs/yolks together. Add vanilla. In a blender bowl mix together all the dry ingredients. Add the butter and egg/sour cream mixture until blended well. Pour into a 13×9 greased baking pan and spread evenly. Top with the crumb mixture broken into big crumbs. Bake at 325 degrees for about 45-50 minutes. Let cool and dust with powdered sugar.  Enjoy!

As it is starting to get dark, it is starting to flurry….maybe we will wake to a dusting of snow covering everything in white once again….the way it is supposed to be.