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Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chip Crumb Cake

A moist loaf cake studded with semi-sweet and peanut butter chips, topped with a buttery crumb and mini milk chocolate chips. Made with Greek yogurt for added moisture.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 10 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoonsgranulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoonsbrown sugar packed
  • 1 teaspooncinnamon ground
  • 1/4 teaspoonsalt
  • 1/2 cupall-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cupbutter unsalted, melted, 1/2 stick or 4 tbsp
  • 1/2 cupbutter unsalted, room temperature, 1 stick
  • 1 cupsugar granulated
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 1 cupGreek yogurt
  • 2 cupsall-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoonbaking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
  • 1 teaspoonsalt
  • 1/2 cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cuppeanut butter chips
  • 1/2 cupmini milk chocolate chips
  • powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8×4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  • Make the crumb topping: in a small bowl combine 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 cup all-purpose flour. Drizzle 1/4 cup melted unsalted butter over the dry mixture and stir with a fork or spoon until coarse crumbs form. Set the crumb topping aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer (or a large bowl with a hand mixer), beat 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature) and 1 cup granulated sugar together until well combined and slightly fluffy, about 1–2 minutes.
  • Add the 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 cup Greek yogurt to the butter-sugar mixture. Continue mixing until the batter is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  • In a separate bowl whisk together 2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, and 1 teaspoon salt.
  • Reserve about 1 tablespoon of the dry flour mixture and add that tablespoon to the chips: combine 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1/2 cup peanut butter chips in a small bowl and toss with the reserved tablespoon of flour to coat. This helps prevent the chips from sinking.
  • Add the remaining dry flour mixture to the batter and mix just until incorporated. Do not overmix.
  • Gently fold the coated semi-sweet chocolate chips and peanut butter chips into the batter with a spatula.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread it evenly. Break the reserved crumb topping into pea-sized pieces with your hands and sprinkle it evenly over the top of the batter.
  • Bake for 50–60 minutes, or until the crumb topping is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  • Cool the cake completely in the pan on a wire rack before removing it from the pan.
  • Once removed, sprinkle the top with the 1/2 cup mini milk chocolate chips and dust with powdered sugar just before serving.

Equipment

  • Loaf Pan 8.5 x 4.5 x 3 Inch

Notes

You can leave out the peanut butter and replace it with butterscotch chips, white chocolate, or extra semi-sweet chocolate chips.
The best way to store your new crumb cake is right on the counter top. Storing it in the fridge may dry out your dessert prematurely. Place it on a plate and cover with plastic wrap and it will last for3 daysbefore it begins to get dry.
If you’d prefer to store in the freezer, wrap the loaf tightly in aluminum foil before placing in a large ziploc bag, be sure to press out as much of the air in the bag as possible before sealing. This method will keep your loaf fresh for up to4 months. To thaw you’ll want to keep it wrapped in foil as it thaws on your counter for up to 3 hours.