Easy Strawberry Crumb Cake
This strawberry crumb cake is the best recipe ever! Featuring three layers of moist vanilla cake, fresh strawberries, and buttery crumb topping, it's a perfect dessert that looks so fancy but is so easy to make!
Equipment
- Square 8x8 Baking Pan
Ingredients
Crumb Topping
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 2 tbsp light brown sugar packed
- ½ tsp vanilla bean paste
Strawberries
- 3 ¼ cups chopped fresh strawberries
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp lemon juice
Cake Batter
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour for measuring note
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs room temperature, whisked together
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- ¼ cup buttermilk room temperature
Instructions
- Lightly butter the baking pan and line with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C.
- Mix melted butter, flour, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla paste. Refrigerate until needed.
- Toss strawberries with sugar, flour, and lemon juice until coated. Set aside.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla, mixing well.
- Add half the dry ingredients, mix, then add buttermilk and the rest of the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Spread batter in baking pan, add strawberries, and top with crumb mixture. Bake for 55-60 minutes.
- Let cool for 20 minutes, then completely cool before cutting. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
This cake is perfect for any occasion and is sure to impress!