Strawberry Buttermilk Crumb Cake

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This strawberry cake made with buttermilk is quickly put together and tastes delicious especially when strawberries are in season!

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups hulled and halved strawberries

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a 9-inch square cake pan with enough parchment paper to have overhang on all sides.
2 Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl until combined. Cut in butter until mixture resembles wet sand. Measure out 1 cup of the crumb mixture to use for the topping, and set aside.
3 Add buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla to the dry ingredients. Mix just until there are no dry clumps of flour remaining. Fold in strawberries.
4 Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth into an even layer. Sprinkle 1 cup reserved crumb mixture evenly over the top.
5 Place pan into the preheated oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs, 60 to 65 minutes. Allow cake to cool completely in pan before carefully lifting out of the pan using the parchment overhang. Cut and serve.