Old-Fashioned Crumb Coffeecake (2024)

You’ll enjoy this simple, yet delicious old-fashioned crumb coffeecake from recipe originally prepared for Los Angeles City School District students many years ago.
I saw a recipe pop up on a friend’s Facebook page for a coffeecake that was served to Los Angeles City School students years ago. Wow! That brought back great memories of enjoying a piece from the cafeteria with friends, while on class breaks.

I just HAD to make it, and as a result, here’s the recipe for a delicious Old-Fashioned Crumb Coffeecake! The recipe is so easy to prepare! Here’s how to make this flavorful coffeecake:

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How To Make This Old-Fashioned Crumb Coffeecake

In a large bowl, mix together flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt, nutmeg and oil. Mix until the ingredients become crumbly. Set aside.

Measure out 1/2 cup of the crumb mixture and place it in a small separate bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon to this crumb mixture and mix to combine. Set aside.

Mix And Add The Wet Ingredients

In another bowl, combine remaining teaspoon of cinnamon, baking soda, egg, and buttermilk. Mix this well with a fork or whisk. Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture. Stir well to combine, but don’t over mix (only till ingredients are fully incorporated).

Prepare The Coffeecake For Baking

Grease a 9×13 pan (can use slightly smaller pan like an 8×12 for “taller” piece of coffeecake, but will need to adjust cooking time slightly). Pour in the batter and spread to distribute evenly. Sprinkle the reserved crumb/cinnamon topping evenly over the top of the batter.

Bake And Serve The Old-Fashioned Crumb Coffeecake!

Bake the old-fashioned crumb coffeecake in a 375 degree preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in middle of coffeecake comes out clean. TIP: Check the coffeecake at the 30 minute mark- mine only took 30 minutes to be fully baked! Be careful not to overcook the coffeecake or it can become dry.

When done, remove pan to a wire rack, and let the coffeecake cool before slicing and serving.

Hope you enjoy this tasty, simple old-fashioned crumb coffeecake! It sure brought back memories for my husband and I, as we gobbled it up!

Have a wonderful day. May you find encouragement for your heart and soul today! God bless you! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you will come back soon for more delicious recipes.

Looking For More COFFEECAKE Recipes?

You can find all of my recipes in the Recipe Index, located at the top of the page. A few coffeecake recipes you might enjoy include:

• Pumpkin Streusel Coffeecake
• Triple Berry Streusel Coffeecake
• Crescent Roll Coffeecake
• Banana Crumb Cake

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Recipe Source: Article titled “Culinary SOS”, by Rose Dosti, Recipe submitted by Frances, (former pastry cook for LAUSD), published in the Los Angeles Times, January 27, 1994

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