Crumb Cake

Ingredients:

Crust:
4 cups flour, sifted before measuring
2 cups granulated sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
4 eggs, separated
1 cup milk
1/4 cup melted butter
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions:
Combine crumbs and melted butter. Press onto the bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.

Filling:
16 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 ounces melted chocolate

Directions:
Generously grease and flour bottoms of two 9-inch square pans. Preheat oven to 375°. In a large mixing bowl, blend flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter with pastry blender until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup of crumbs for topping.

In a small bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and light yellow in color. Add beaten yolks with the milk to crumb mixture in mixing bowl. Stir just until ingredients are all moistened. In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into crumb mixture until blended. Turn batter the prepared pans.

Sprinkle half of the reserved crumbs over each cake.

Bake for 25 minutes.

Blend melted butter with cinnamon; brush or drizzle half of the mixture over each warm baked cake.

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