Description
A delicious Lemon Crumb Coffee Cake that combines the bright flavors of lemon with a buttery crumb topping, perfect for your morning coffee or as a delightful dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar packed
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 6 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup butter
- ¾–1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons lemon zest
- 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Remove eggs, Greek yogurt, and butter from the fridge before starting.
- In a medium bowl, mix together flour, brown sugar, and lemon zest for the crumb topping. Add cubes of butter and blend until combined, then refrigerate.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter or spray an 8×8 square baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar together for 2-3 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating for 30 seconds after each addition.
- Add vanilla extract, Greek yogurt, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Mix until combined.
- Add flour mixture gradually until just combined.
- Spread batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Remove crumb topping from the fridge and sprinkle over the batter.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- If desired, sprinkle with powdered sugar or glaze after cooling.
Notes
- For gluten-free, use a gluten-free flour blend.
- To make it keto, adjust sugar accordingly.
- Reduce sugar for high altitude baking.
- Use unsalted butter and adjust salt accordingly.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35-45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg