Cranberry Walnut Crumb Cakes

Recipe courtesy Gale Gand, Gale Gand's Just A Bite by Gale Gand and Julia Moskin: Clarkson N. Potter Publishers, 2001

Show: Sweet DreamsEpisode: Turkey Day Temptations: Thanksgiving Desserts

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (21)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(21)

Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
24 individual cakes

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 45 min

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Ingredients

Cake:

8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature, plus more for the pans
1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup dried cranberries, cherries, or raisins

Topping:

3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
Equipment: A few 4-ounce cup muffin pans; ribbed paper cupcake liners

Directions

Make the Cake. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Line the muffin tins with paper liners.

In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream the butter until smooth. While the mixer is running, slowly add the sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, waiting for each to be incorporated before adding the next, and mix until light and fluffy.

Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Working in batches, add the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture, alternating with dollops of sour cream. Mix in the cranberries. Pour or spoon the batter into the prepared tins, filling them no more than 3/4 full.

Make the Topping: Combine the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Add the butter pieces and, using your fingertips, pinch the ingredients together into a sandy, crumbly mixture. Add the walnuts and mix. Sprinkle the mixture over the cakes.

Bake until risen and browned, about 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in the pan.

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K. Denver, CO 11-11-2009
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Big hit at the office
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

All of my co-workers and my husband's co-workers thought these were fabulous. I personally rated them only "good" because... they were not as moist as other muffins I have made and I typically do the same general substitutions in all of my baked goods. I assume that the use of butter instead of oil makes for a different consistency...don't get me wrong, they were still delicious. I substituted 1 cup of whole wheat pastry flour for one cup of all purpose. I was out of brown sugar and used a very granular cane sugar in the topping and it worked just fine. I also substituted full-fat greek yogurt for the sour cream to up the protein content a bit. Oh, and I added a tablespoon of vanilla extract to the batter. On observation I had, as did one other person who enjoyed them, was that the cake had something of a cornmeal like taste and consistency. No idea why, but interesting. Read more
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Rebecca Red Hook, NY 03-25-2009
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Topping too dry.
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Easy to make and the cake on the inside was moist and delicious. The topping was a little crunchy and crumbly... i was... expecting it to be more buttery.. I brushed most of it off before eating it so I wasn't getting a mouthful of hard brown sugar. I also added 1.5 times the cranberries and I still don't think it was enough. Will make this recipe again with less sugar in the topping and more cranberries in the cake. Read more
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Tiffany Davison, MI 01-31-2009
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Crowd pleaser
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I took these muffins to Thanksgivng dinner with my family and they ate them up!
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Maddy San Francisco, CA 01-08-2009
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Worked Well With Minor Changes
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this recipe after reading other people's comments and they turned out wonderfully moist, and delicious. Instead of... using sour cream, I used 1 cup of plain yogurt instead. Also, I baked it for about 17-18 minutes only. I suggest not leaving them in there longer than that, or they may become dry. I used cupcake sheet (12 cups) instead. The topping is a definite, because it adds more flavor to the cake. I bet this will go great with my cup of coffee tomorrow morning! Read more
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Domenica Fontana, CA 12-11-2008
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Good!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This is a great recipe to get your kids in the kitchen with you. My daughter loved getting her hands in and mixing up the... crumb topping. The cupcakes came out good and moist. We will be making these again. Read more
recipe Cranberry Walnut Crumb Cakes
Paige Atoka, TN 12-04-2008
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Yum.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I had made these for my neighbor after her dog died and she said the were delicious. I thought that maybe there could have... been more topping. Because when I made mine It made a hollow spot for the topping in the muffins and I thought that was cool. I would defenitly make these again..Read more