Recipe of the Day--8/8--Cherry Crumble Tea Cake

Crumble

1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour, 1/4 tsp salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1/4 cup old-fashioned oats

Cake

1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup butter
1 egg lightly beaten
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup fresh or frozen cherries pitted and chopped

Preheat oven 350°.

To make Crumble stir together first 5 ingredients. Add butter- using pastry blender mix well. Add almonds and oats mix and set aside.

To make Cake sift first 5 ingredients; add butter; mix (with the pastry blender) until ingredients resemble coarse crumbs. In a small bowl lightly beat egg, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients; fold till smooth. Pour batter into buttered rectangular baker (11 x 6 3/4 x 2 1/2 h).

Scatter cherries over surface; sprinkle CRUMBLE evenly over top of cake. Bake until cake has risen and is golden brown about 50 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 25 minutes.

Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream.