Overnight Einkorn Kefir Crumb Cake
Recipes
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE
- 2 1⁄2 cups (300 g) All-Purpose Einkorn Flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 10 tablespoons (140 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing the baking dish
- 1⁄2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 cup (110 g) (packed) dark brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup (240 g) kefir
FOR THE CRUMB TOPPING
- 3 ⁄4 cup (90 g) All-Purpose Einkorn Flour
- 1⁄4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 6 tablespoons (84 g) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1⁄4-inch cubes
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
MAKE THE CAKE:
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter on medium-low speed for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the sugars and mix on medium-low for 1 to 2 minutes until the butter is fluffy and whipped. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix on medium-low until just combined, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl. Detach the bowl from the mixer.
- Use a spatula to fold half of the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Fold in a 1⁄2 cup of the kefir, then repeat with the remaining flour mixture and kefir until everything is just combined. (Do not overwork the batter.) Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator all night or up to 8 hours.
- When you are ready to bake, butter and flour a 9 × 13-inch baking dish. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Remove the batter from the refrigerator and spread it out into the prepared dish. Set aside.
MAKE THE TOPPING:
- Mix together the flour, granulated sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Cut the butter into the flour mixture with a pastry blender until the butter is completely incorporated into the flour in small chunks. The topping can be made at night and stored in the refrigerator with the cake batter.
- 7 Sprinkle half of the mixture on top of the cake. In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and cocoa powder and sprinkle evenly over the topping. Sprinkle the remaining topping over the cinnamon and cocoa. Bake for 42 minutes until the middle springs back when pressed with your finger.
- Let the cake sit in the pan for 1 hour until completely cooled. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.
