This Fig & Vanilla Bean Crumb Cake is a beautifully flavored, perfectly moist cake you HAVE to try to believe!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Course: Cakes/Cupcakes, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Dessert
Servings: 8-10
Author: Hayley Parker, The Domestic Rebel
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Ingredients
FOR THE STREUSEL:
2cupsbrown sugar
2¼cupsall-purpose flour
1cup(2 sticks) salted buttermelted
1cupchopped pecansoptional but recommended
FOR THE CAKE:
3/4cupsalted buttersoftened
1cupgranulated sugar
2large eggs
1tspRodelle Vanilla Extract
1Rodelle vanilla beancaviar scraped out
1cupGreek yogurt or full-fat sour cream
2cupsall-purpose flour + 2 Tbsp
1¼teaspoonsbaking powder
1/2tspbaking soda
16ounces(One 16-oz jar) fig preserves
1cupdried figspitted, stems removed and roughly chopped
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9" round springform pan with cooking spray, then place a parchment round in the bottom and spray again. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the streusel ingredients with a spoon until moistened and crumbly. Set aside. Meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and granulated sugar together until fluffy, about 1 minute. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla and vanilla bean caviar. Add in the Greek yogurt/sour cream and mix well, followed by 2 cups of the flour, the baking powder, and baking soda until a smooth batter comes together. Lastly, beat in the fig preserves. In a small bowl, combine the chopped figs with the 2 Tbsp flour until coated; fold the flour-coated fig pieces into the cake batter gently.
Pour the cake batter into the bottom of the springform pan and smooth out the top. Top with huge, liberal handfuls of the crumb mixture. It will seem like a lot of crumb, but use all of it!
Bake for approx. 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted near the center comes out clean or with moist - not wet - crumbs. Cool completely before serving. Serve with caramel sauce, if desired.