Here is a stroll down memory lane for my fellow Los Angeles County Schools alumni from the 60's and early 70's. This crumb cake was served at my Junior High (you remember JR High, 7th, 8th and 9th grades?) during the morning break, Nutrition. It was from 10:12 AM-10:24 AM. You could buy Hot Chocolate (.05), Orange Juice (.05), Milk (.06) or this Crumb Cake (.10) which was sold as Coffee Cake back then. Fifteen cents and I was a happy camper with my square of Coffee Cake and the paper(no styrofoam back then) Dixie Hot Cup of Hot Chocolate. Coffee wasn't available on campus other than in the Teachers cafeteria, which was for staff only. There was also a Student Store that sold candy, pop corn and school supplies. Candy wasn't sold until lunch so if hard core sugar was your agenda durng Nutrition you would have to buy a box of Ludens Wild Cherry Cough Drops to hold you over until lunch.
LOS ANGELES CITY SCHOOL OLD-FASHIONED CRUMB CAKE
Source: Los Angeles Times
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar, packed
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup oil
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
Combine flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt, nutmeg and oil. Remove 1/2 cup of mixture from bowl, add 1 teaspoon cinnamon and set aside for topping. Combine remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon, baking soda, egg and buttermilk and blend well. Add to flour mixture. Do not over-mix. Spoon batter into greased 13x9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup reserved topping. Bake at 375 degrees 30 to 40 minutes.
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