Sihan of Befuddlement chose Blueberry Crumb Cake as our weekly recipe from Baking: From my home to yours.
Today is Joe and my anniversary, so I thought this would be a lovely way to start the day. The recipe is simple. First you make the crumb topping, then the cake. I decided to make a brown butter crumb topping because I love the combination of berries and brown butter. To make the topping, I simply followed Dorie's directions for the crumble except I browned the butter, poured it onto the dry ingredients and mixed it by hand. 
Then I crumpled it up with my hands and laid the crumbs out on a plate which I put in the freezer. For the cake, the one thing I omitted was the lemon zest because Joe hates lemon zest. Usually I'll add lemon zest anyway because I love it so much, but since today is all about our love for each other; I decided to leave it out. I used the fancy berry mix from Trader Joe's instead of just blueberries. It contains blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. I find this brand of frozen berries to be consistantly good. One of my favorite ways to eat the mix is to microwave ½ cup of it in a bowl, then top it with Greek yogurt and a little maple syrup. It's heavenly. 
Back to the cakes. 
Originally I had grandios ideas of making a two tiered crumb cake as kind of a faux wedding cake. I divided the cake mix into one 4" round and a 6" round. After 55 minutes in the oven, I was glad I had made a 4" cake because it was done way earlier than the 6". I think the 6" cake ended up in the oven for at least an hour and 10 minutes. Joe and I are very impatient people. Especially when we've already had our coffee hours ago, and are staring at a very pretty 4" cake. 
With cake aroma swirling around us, I decided to forgo the 2 tiered cake idea and dig into the little guy. We were glad we did because it was lovely warm.
Just another delicious recipe from Dorie Greenspan. I loved the contrast between the berries, the soft cake and the crumble. This is something I will make again. 
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10 comments on "TWD Mixed Berry Brown Butter Crumb Cake"
Happy anniversary! I'm so glad you enjoyed this...I think you're right that it's even better when it's warm. (Not that it's bad cold...) I love the round shape! Like the yogurt cake, I think I'll be making this a lot, with different shapes and different berries. And thanks for telling us about that TJ mix - I'm going to look for it the next time I go!
Brown butter is a fantastic idea! I'm sure it upped the flavor factor 10-fold. Your cake looks wonderful.
Happy anniversary! I love the cute little 4 incher :) And brown butter? *swoon*
Happy Anniversary!
Your crumb cake sounds fabulous!!
YAY!!! Another year together. Congrats on that. Little cakes look delicious.
Happy Anniversary! What a cute idea to do a faux wedding cake. I don't think we could have waited either. :)
Yes, my husband feels the same way about citrus flavor in stuff, and depending on how I'm feeling about him that day, I will leave it out or put it in.
This was really good, and I'm sure the brown butter in the topping was terrific!
I wouldn't have been patient enough to wait either! Looks fantastic!
Happy Anniversary! Your modifications sound so yummy. Glad you enjoyed the cake.
and that looks like one hell of a tasty cake. the brown butter sounds divine too. Must have added that little nutty note to the cake. Wonderful!
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