Recipes: Ellyn's Gram's Crumb Cake

Ingredients:
6 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3 2/3 cups granulated sugar
5 sticks butter, softened
2 eggs
1 cup milk
4 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

TO MAKE CRUMBS:
Using your hands, in a large bowl, mix together; 4 sticks of butter, 2 2/3 cups sugar, the cinnamon and 4 cups flour. Form large lumps of crumbs, you don't have to be fussy about the crumb size.

TO MAKE CAKE:
Beat together the remaining stick of butter, cup of sugar and eggs until smooth and creamy. In a small bowl, mix 2 1/2 cups of flour, the baking powder and the salt. Alternately add in flour mixture with milk and vanilla into the butter mixture; beat until smooth.

Grease a large baking pan (approx. 14 1/2x9x2 1/2). Pour cake batter in pan; then top with crumbs. Bake in 350 degree oven for about 1 hour or until done when checked with a toothpick.