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Baking & Sweets

Crumb cake from the tray

1 tray (30 × 40 cm), approx. 20 pieces · Baking & Sweets / Sheet Cakes

Recipe photo: Crumb cake from the tray (Sheet Cakes)

Light yeast cake from the tray with buttery sprinkles. A real classic for family and coffee tables.

Timing

  • Preparation: approx. 20 minutes
  • Walking time: approx. 45–60 minutes
  • Baking time: approx. 25-30 minutes at 180 °C top/bottom heat

Estimated nutrition

per piece · Calculated for 20 pieces.

Energy
≈ 275 kcal
Protein
≈ 5.2 g
Carbohydrates
≈ 39.6 g
Fat
≈ 10.2 g

Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.

Calculation basis

Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.

Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping

  • 1 cube of fresh yeast · ≈ 42.0 g
  • 1 egg · ≈ 50.0 g
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar · ≈ 8.0 g

Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria

Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0

Ingredients

  • 500g flour
  • 1 cube of fresh yeast
  • 250 ml lukewarm milk
  • 80g sugar
  • 80g butter
  • 1 egg
  • 250 g flour for the crumbles
  • 150 g sugar for the sprinkles
  • 150 g butter for the crumbles
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180 °C top/bottom heat. Grease a tray (30 × 40 cm) or prepare it with baking paper.
  2. Make a yeast dough from flour, yeast, milk, sugar, butter and egg.
  3. Let the dough rise, covered, for about 45-60 minutes until it has significantly increased in size.
  4. For the streusel, knead the flour, sugar, vanilla sugar and butter into streusel.
  5. Press the yeast dough onto a tray.
  6. Distribute the sprinkles evenly over the top.
  7. Bake in the oven until golden brown.
  8. Let cool and cut into pieces.