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Mace-Spiced Crumb Cake with Bourbon Glaze
© Hector Sanchez

Mace-Spiced Crumb Cake with Bourbon Glaze

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  • SERVINGS: 10 to 12
  • •HEALTHY
  • •MAKE-AHEAD

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crumb topping

  1. 1 cup all-purpose flour
  2. 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  3. 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  4. 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  5. Pinch of salt
  6. 1/4 cup canola oil

cake

  1. 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
  2. 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons cake flour, plus more for dusting
  3. 1/4 cup low-fat (1.5%) buttermilk
  4. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  5. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  6. 1 teaspoon baking soda
  7. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  8. 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
  9. 1 cup sugar
  10. 1/2 cup canola oil
  11. 2 large eggs

glaze

  1. 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
  2. 2 teaspoons bourbon
  3. Water
  1. MAKE THE GLAZE In a bowl, combine the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the oil and stir until combined. Using your fingers, pinch the mixture together to form crumbs.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 9-inch springform pan with the butter and dust with flour. In a small pitcher, combine the buttermilk and vanilla. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and mace. In a large bowl, beat the sugar and oil for 1 minute. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the flour mixture at low speed in 3 batches, alternating with the buttermilk, just until the batter is smooth.
  3. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and scatter the crumbs on top. Bake the cake in the center of the oven for about 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer the cake to a rack to cool slightly.
  4. In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar with the bourbon; add up to 1/2 teaspoon of water if the glaze is too stiff. Using a small spoon, drizzle the glaze over the warm cake. Let cool before unmolding.
Make Ahead The cake can be wrapped in plastic and kept at room temperature for up to 5 days or frozen for up to 1 month. Notes One Serving Calories 399 kcal, Total Fat 16.7 gm, Saturated Fat 1.7 gm