McCormick Spring Look Book and Cinnamon Crumb Cake Recipe

written by Dakotapam on April 23, 2012 in Food and reviews with 6 comments

Well folks, It looks like I am sticking to at least half of my New Year’s resolution this year. As you may remember, I resolved to bake more and complain less. Well, we are almost to the end of April, and I have baked a lot more. I’ve fallen off the daily loaf of bread baking wagon for a while, but I have baked more cakes and snacks for the Dakotakids. Because, folks…six kids can power through a lot of baked goods!

Mom Central and McCormick asked me to check out the new Look Book feature on the McCormick web site and I figured that it was a great kick in the pants to try some new recipes!The Look book was a great way to see photos of many recipes at once, and once I “like” one it is placed in my own personal cookbook! Perfect for a visual person like myself.

First off, I love McCormick spices. They have been a staple in my kitchen, and in my mother’s and grandmothers kitchen. I enjoyed the how old are your spices page on the website. (Hey mom! I think some of yours may be past their prime!). I learned that spices, while they may not spoil, do have a shelf life, so for best flavor you should use them sooner rather than later!

I had a lot of trouble deciding on what recipe to bake for this post. So many looked really good! There are however, a few Dakotapam truths:

  • If I have to make a trip to the store for an ingredient, the recipe will cost me 2000 times more than I intended it to cost, because I am the queen of impulse grocery buys.
  • If it is a fussy recipe (like these really awesome looking decorated cupcakes), I’m probably not going to have the attention span or artistic flair to pull it off.
  • I don’t have the fortitude for a multi-step recipe…I don’t want to bake a cake to be topped with cheesecake…I love to eat  these types of creations, but I don’t have the patience to create them.

I also really, really, really love cinnamon (I’ve recently learned that Dakotapastor does not share this love). So I was torn between the Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread (since my friend Ewe will not share her top-secret recipe) or the Cinnamon Crumb cake. I had all the needed ingredients and a willing set of taste testers!

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Cinnamon Crumb Cake

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Yield: 24 servings

Calories per serving: 265

Fat per serving: 13g

Cinnamon Crumb Cake

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) cold butter, cut into chunks
  • 1 package (18 1/4 ounces) white cake mix
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, sugars and cinnamon in large bowl. Cut in cold butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
  2. Beat cake mix, egg, sour cream, melted butter and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or just until mixed.
  3. Spread evenly in greased and floured 13x9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle evenly with topping mixture.
  4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until cake pulls away from sides of pan. Cool on wire rack. Cut into squares to serve.

Notes

Blueberry Crumb Cake: Prepare topping and batter as directed. Spread batter in baking pan. Sprinkle with 1 cup blueberries, then the topping mixture. Bake 45 minutes.

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I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for McCormick. I received product samples and a promotional item to thank me for participating.

Take a look through the McCormick Look Book, what recipe do you want to try next?

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