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Someone wanted a School Cafeteria Crumb Cake recipe, here is one to try

L.A. Schools Coffee Crumb Cake

From Los Angeles Unified School District Food Service.

3 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons oil
1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
Crumb Topping

Combine flour, dry milk, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking powder
and soda in large bowl. Set aside.
Combine vinegar and water in measuring cup. Set aside.
Blend together oil, brown sugar and granulated sugar in mixer
bowl on low speed 1 minute. Add eggs and continue to blend on
low speed 1 minute.
While mixer is on low speed, add dry ingredients alternately
with water and vinegar to oil-sugar mixture. Scrape down bowl,
then blend on medium speed 1 minute longer.
Evenly divide batter between 2 greased 9-inch square pans.
Sprinkle 3/4 cup Crumb Topping evenly over batter in each pan.
Bake at 375 degrees 45 to 55 minutes in conventional oven or at
325 degrees 35 to 40 minutes in convection oven. Makes 9
servings per pan.

Crumb Topping
3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Dash salt
1/4 plus 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 plus 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup oil

Combine flour, sugars, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in mixer bowl.
Blend on low speed 1 minute. Add oil gradually and continue to
blend until topping is crumbly.

Source: Los Angeles Times newspaper, November 9, 1989

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Re: Someone wanted a School Cafeteria Crumb Cake recipe, here is one to try

L.A. Schools Sour Cream Coffeecake

From the Los Angeles Unified School District Food Service in
1959.

1 1/2 cups cake flour
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sour cream
Topping (recipe follows)

All ingredients should be at room temperature. Mix together
flours, soda and baking powder. Set aside.
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy and light. Add eggs and
vanilla, mixing well.
Add 1/2 dry ingredients, mixing just until flour is blended.
Blend in sour cream, then remaining dry ingredients.
Spread 1/2 batter lightly in 10-inch tube pan. Sprinkle with 1/2
Topping and spread with remaining batter. Sprinkle with
remaining Topping.
Bake at 350 degrees 40 to 45 minutes. Makes 12 to 16 servings.

Topping
1/4 cup flour
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup butter
Mix together flour, sugar, salt and nuts. Add butter in small
pieces. Rub in by hand until mixture is crumbly. Be careful not
to over mix.

Source: Los Angeles Times newspaper, November 9, 1989

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Re: Someone wanted a School Cafeteria Crumb Cake recipe, here is one to try

Barbarainnc, thanks, think I will try the coffeecake one first!