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[phluphy]

No thanks for CIJ, one day is more  then enough.  I gave away a lot of Christmas stuff.

  Too much money too.  This is overkill...

[homedecor1]

@SandySparkles 

Beautiful dish but the streusel crumb cake is calling me, I can put the tea or coffee pot on🙂🙂

Can you share the recipe? I have the "copycat" Entenmann crumb cake but it makes 18x16 sheet pan size.  Too much even to freeze -- ok, truth be told I just can't eat I piece😉

Thank you,

homedecor1

[homedecor1]

@Jinlei 

Im sorry to hear you were furloughed I just heard my DIL is too😮.  It's very concerning as they didn't give a return date.

You can do like lots of us-- window shop🙂 if you are in the mood.  May take your mind off your situation.

Im becoming a expert window shopper because I don't need or want anymore seasonal decor -- I'm out of space to store it🤷‍♀️😉

[Catty2]

I don't get Christmas in July when it's still June.  

[SandySparkles]

@homedecor1 

Put a dash of cinnamon in my coffee, and I am there.😊

These are the recipes I used from the Luncheonette Crumb Cake  from Food.com, and the filling from the King Arthur Flour Cinnamon-Streusel Cake. I used a tbsp of vanilla PASTE  instead of 1 tsp. vanilla EXTRACT,  because I love that added subtle punch it gives. One tbsp sounds like a lot, but it works. I also added a hint of Lorann's butter vanilla emulsion. When making the crumb topping, make sure you DON'T completely melt the butter like the recipe says, because it doesn't work. I had to trash it and start from scratch. 

• CRUMB TOPPING
• 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄3cup dark brown sugar
• 1tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄8teaspoon table salt
• 8tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and still warm (1 stick)
• 1 3⁄4cups cake flour

  CAKE
• 1 1⁄4cups cake flour
• 1⁄2cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄4teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4teaspoon table salt
• 6tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces, softened but still cool (3/4 stick)
• 1large egg
• 1large egg yolk
• 1teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4teaspoon almond extract
• 1⁄3cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp confectioners' sugar, for dusting

DIRECTIONS

• TOPPING:
• In a medium bowl whisk sugars, cinnamon, salt. Stir in the melted butter. Add flour and mix with your hands until the mixture resembles thick, cohesive dough; set aside to cool to room temperature, 10 to 15 minutes.
• CAKE:
• Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Completely line an 8 x 8 pan with parchment paper or foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• Using an electric mixer, in your bowl mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt on low speed to combine.
• With mixer running at low speed, add butter one piece at a time; continue beating until mixture resembles moist crumbs, with no visible butter chunks remaining, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add egg, yolk, vanilla, almond extract and buttermilk; beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute, scraping once if necessary.
• Transfer batter to baking pan; using rubber spatula, spread batter into even layer. Break apart crumb topping into large pea-sized pieces and spread in even layer over batter.
• Bake until crumbs are golden and wooden skewer inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on wire rack at least 30 minutes. Remove cake from pan by lifting parchment overhang.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar – this is what makes it a true NY Crumb cake!

King  Arthur Flour filling for their Cinnamon-Streusel Coffecake

1 cup packed brown sugar

1.5 tbsp. cinnamon ( I used 2 tbsp Vietnamese cinnamon )

1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder, but you can leave it out-it just adds a nice color

I THINLY spread some of the batter, sprinkled on a thin layer of the filling, then poured the remaining batter on top. Topped it with the crumb topping, then sprinkled on some of the streusel topping because there is plenty. You only need a small amount of the streusel. I didn't scale it down because I wanted extra to store for a recipe next week. 

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

[homedecor1]

@SandySparkles 

Thank you I'm already gathering the ingredients for this week🙂🙂😉

[SandySparkles]

@homedecor1  You're welcome! Happy baking!😉

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

[Scorpiana]

Yes, CIJune/July does seem insensitive towards those whose incomes have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. And with protracted isolation, I suspect many haven't even had an opportunity to really make use of things they bought or received for Christmas last year, or for spring or summer either, for that matter. This time in isolation has given me plenty of time to contemplate what is really important. I, for one, will be observing a toned-down holiday this year.