Raspberry Almond Crumb Cake - Sally's Baking Addiction (2024)

Simple and unassuming, this raspberry almond crumb cake is tender and buttery, a balanced contrast to the crunchy cinnamon crumbles on top. Paired with toasted almonds, juicy raspberries, and a dusting of confectioners’ sugar—I can say with confidence that it was love at first bite.

If you want to eat cake for breakfast, a perfectly moist yet crumbly coffee cake is your solution. And today’s raspberry almond crumb cake should absolutely be on your cake-for-breakfast radar. Each bite is soft and juicy and crunchy and sweet and buttery, with a little cinnamon, almonds, and raspberries. All of these textures and flavors together are a home run. Serve it as part of your Mother’s Day recipes or any day where a special homemade breakfast is craved. Like my New York-style crumb cake, there’s only 2 parts: cake and toppings. This is a must make recipe so let’s get started!

This Raspberry Almond Crumb Cake Is

• Soft, buttery, and moist
• Relatively easy to make
• Loaded with a cinnamon crumb topping
• Topped with raspberries and almonds
• A totally special homemade breakfast
• Loved by bakers around the world

Overview: How to Make Raspberry Almond Crumb Cake

Using my sour cream crumb cake as the base, we’ll add vanilla extract for flavor and to make the cake extra special, a little almond extract too. For the full recipe, scroll to the bottom of the page.

1. Make the cake batter.Whisk the dry ingredients together. Cream the butter and sugar, then add the remaining ingredients. The mixture may look curdled—that’s ok. Combine the wet and dry ingredients. The batter will be thick and very pale. This batter is very similar to the batter for cranberry cake. Another must-try!
2. Spread the batter into a prepared pan.
3. Make the crumb topping.
4. Dot raspberries all over the top of the cake batter.
5. Sprinkle the crumbs and sliced almonds on top.
6. Bake.
7. Enjoy! I like to add a little dusting of confectioners’ sugar prior to serving.

Raspberry Almond Crumb Cake Toppings

We’ll top our crumb cake with fresh raspberries, sliced almonds, and a buttery crumb topping—each adds something special!

Raspberries: I love raspberries and crumb cake together. The berries require zero prep, which I know you’ll appreciate first thing in the morning. Just dot them right on top of the cake batter. No sugar added, no pre-cooking, no extra steps. They pair wonderfully with the toasted almonds. Not into raspberries? A strawberry and rhubarb combination would be fantastic. Or even blueberries! Peeled and chopped apples or peaches would be equally delicious. And, you can leave off the raspberries and almonds for a plain crumb cake.

Sliced Almonds: These add a welcome crunch to each bite. Try toasting them for even more flavor.

Crumb Topping: The crumb topping comes together with flour, brown sugar, a little cinnamon, and butter. We’ll use melted butter, so there’s no cutting the butter into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter. It’s so easy!

Best Pan to Use

This cake rises pretty tall, so I suggest using a springform pan. A 9×9-inch square baking pan works too. If you have a 9-inch cake pan that’s 2-3 inches deep, that could work as well. Though my first recommendation is a 9-inch springform pan. The removable sides make slicing the crumb cake easier, too!

If cake for breakfast is your thing, you’ll love trying my crumb coffee cake next. Or if you can’t get enough of raspberries, my raspberry sweet rolls are calling your name!

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