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Italian Crumb Cake


This is an easy recipe that serves 8.  Three basic ingredients and some flavoring.  Share.  Don’t eat it all yourself! You know who I’m talkin’ to.
It is like a big shortbread cookie, but the almonds make it Italian.

  1. Heat the oven to 350.  Butter a 10” tart pan with removable bottom or a regular 9” pie pan.
  2. Melt 2 sticks of unsalted butter (1 cup) and allow to cool.
  3. Coarsely grind one cup of unblanched, whole almonds; set aside.
  4. In a medium sized bowl. whisk together: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1/4 tsp. of salt.
  5. Stir in the almonds.
  6. Stir  2 tsp. real vanilla extract into the melted butter and stir that mixture into the dry ingredients.
  7. Stir until butter and flour mixtures are evenly combined.
  8. Put 3/4 of the mixture into the prepared pan and press lightly with fingers.
  9. Scatter remaining crumbs over this.  Do not press.
  10. Bake 25 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
  11. Allow to cool before slicing into wedges.

A cup of tea and a wedge of this…Heaven!

Italian Crumb Cake
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  1. MargaretJuly 29, 2012 at 5:24 PM

    How did you know that I would eat it all by myself?

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  2. JuneJuly 29, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    I don't even dare make this.
    The memory of the delicious chocolate chick pea cake remains.

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  3. RianJuly 29, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    Sounds wonderful! Will put it on my list for 'new things to try'...

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  4. Muffy's MarksJuly 29, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    Hey were you talking to me!! Just a little sliver at a time, and walla, its all gone!!! Sounds delicious, I will make it sometime when I am anticipating guests!!

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  5. A Healing RealityJuly 29, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    Sounds yummy right now!

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  6. OlgaJuly 30, 2012 at 7:37 AM

    June, will you ever forgive me that chick pea cake incident?

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  7. Arkansas PattiJuly 30, 2012 at 9:26 AM

    Oh dear, I am pretty sure I would be in the "eat it all" catagory, all the time telling myself that almonds being healthy makes it all right.
    That said, I do have a pot luck coming up that I can take it too. Thanks.

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  8. MuffieJuly 30, 2012 at 12:00 PM

    Sounds yummy -- thanks for sharing!
    Peace,
    Muff

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  9. JuneJuly 30, 2012 at 7:30 PM

    No need for forgiveness of YOU!
    I look back at it as A Learning Experience.
    Of the "sadder but wiser" variety.
    ;-p

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  10. Grandma KcJuly 30, 2012 at 10:26 PM

    Anything that starts with a cup of butter has to be good!! Thanks for sharing the recipe -- I will try to share the cake!

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  11. Linda MyersJuly 31, 2012 at 2:20 AM

    Crumb cake from a blog has no calories.

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