My crumb cake topping isn't working

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I used margarine instead of butter and the margarine was mostly at room temp. So I used a pasty cutter turned the bowl but the mixture just got thicker and thicker. Is there something I can do to save the mixture to make it crumbly or a recipe I can make instead? I used 2 cups flour and sugar and 1/2 butter along with the other dry ingredients

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Best Answer

The only way to get the mixture crumbly is to cut the margarine into pieces, then freeze the pieces while making the main part of the recipe, then use the frozen pieces in the topping.



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Why is my crumb topping not crumbly?

Why is my streusel not crumbly? Often this happens if the crumb topping is over-mixed or if the butter was much too hot. Over-mixing will leave you with a pasty, batter-like mixture rather than the crumbly topping you are aiming for.

How do you fix dry crumble topping?

But if you feel your topping is still too dry and crumbly, (even for a crumble,) add a bit more melted butter, a tablespoon at a time.

How do you fix crumb cake?

How to Fix a Crumbly Cake
  • When your cake comes out of the pan in pieces, use frosting to put it back together. Frost the torn edges, using a frosting spreader, and press the pieces back together. ...
  • Turn your crumbled cake into a trifle. ...
  • Drizzle flavored liquor over the pieces and let it soak into the cake.


    • Why did my crumb topping sink?

    it turned out the oven was way off and the baking time was too long. the structure of the cake has to set quickly to hold the crumb topping up. my coffee cake uses sourcream which makes a more acidic batter which also helps to set the structure.


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