Hi, Laura here. It is my pleasure to welcome you to Laura’s Crumb Cake—the ultimate crumb cake experience:  firm, moist, delicious cake supporting the deep, hearty, heavy, delicious crumbs atop.  A crumb cake so incredible that it will easily seduce all who partake into a feeling of peace and comfort.

“I am happy to announce that I have created this incredible crumb cake!”

Crumb cake, an old American favorite, sharing the ranks with apple pie and the chocolate chip cookie, has quietly descended to an all-time low in quality and pleasure.

You will find crumb cake from coast to coast in grocery stores, bakeries and coffee shops, because as with apple pie and the chocolate chip cookie this American favorite is expected.  I sample it every chance I get--you might call me a crumb cake connoisseur.  However, I invariably come away with the same reaction right from the first bite: yuch!

I liken today’s crumb cake to the relative that you prefer not to invite to the party because it makes for a disappointing social experience, but obligation prevails.  Merchants invite today’s crumb cake into their establishment even though it makes for a disappointing taste experience, but obligation prevails. I have not found one in many, many years that lives up to the name and claim:  crumb cake—a cake with an emphasis on crumbs.

What I’ve come to learn, being a self-proclaimed connoisseur of crumb cake is that there is often too much cake and not enough crumbs.  The cake is usually dry, oily, artificial tasting, and/or too light; the crumbs are often scant and dry; and, they are seldom made with the finest, all natural ingredients.

I am dismayed that most baking companies do not offer us, the consumer, only the finest, all-natural product.  The modern business objective is to mass-produce a low cost product with high profit yields, thus compromising the quality of the product being offered to us. They put their pride aside and use the cheapest ingredients, often including artificial additives and chemical preservatives. I protest today’s business practices by home baking.  I purchase only the finest, freshest, all natural ingredients.  My crumb cake is made and baked with pride, wrapped with love and dedicated to serving not only fellow crumb cake lovers, but also donating Thirty-five Percent (35%) of the net proceeds to charity.

I have selected a variety of charities for you to select from to designate the 35% from your purchase. You are welcome to link to each of these charities from this site to get better acquainted with their mission and to make direct donations should you desire.

Your patronage is very much appreciated. I hope that you thoroughly enjoy my crumb cake and the peace, comfort and pleasure it promises, and know that your purchase is a promise to help your designated charity care for those in need.