Caramelized Crust Cinnalicious Loaf Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 large egg whites, beaten
• 1 -1 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 -3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1 -2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 -4 teaspoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350-375°. the higher temperature will give a more crackly topping, but you have to be more careful about overbaking.
• 2 mix thoroughly in a large bowl the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon.
• 3 cut together the 2-3 tbsp non-melted butter, 1/4 cup dark brown sugar and however much sugar you desire until you get a wet but crumbly consistency.
• 4 combine and beat together the melted butter, light brown sugar and sugar. when thoroughly combined, add the egg whites and mix for a few minutes more.
• 5 add buttermilk to the sugar, butter and egg mixture. stir to evenly distribute.
• 6 mix wet ingredients into the dry, just enough to get all the flour into the dough. it's easiest to do this in two additions.
• 7 pour the batter into a prepared 9 x 5 or similar loaf tin.
• 8 take 1/3 to 1/2 of the streusel and spread it over the top of the batter. cut through batter to marble.
• 9 spread remaining streusel over top.
• 10 bake 60-75 minutes, or until knife test comes out clean.