New Yorkers are passionate about many things, but who knew crumb cake was one of them? Crumb cake traveled to America first with the Dutch and later with German immigrants, famous for their baking, sometime around the late 1800s. Its popularity spread among bakeries and home cooks alike.
Twisting the bacon into long breadstick shaped strips makes lots of pockets for the spiced brown sugar to hide and caramelize. Yum! Bacon can also be baked flat if preferred.
These little fellows of Finnish descent puff up in the oven just like a Yorkshire pudding. Once they fall, load them up with fresh berries. Alternatively you can make one large krupso in a 9- x 13-inch cake pan.