I’ve been on a red velvet kick lately…maybe it’s because Valentine’s Day is right around the corner at the time I’m writing this. Speaking of which, why are red velvet desserts only popular during Valentine’s Day? I know it’s probably because of the red color, but there are so many more wonderful things about this flavor! The light tough of cocoa, the subtle sweetness, and the moist, tender crumb. Perfection 😍

This Gluten-Free Red Velvet Crumb Cake is all of what I described and more! The red velvet cake is so moist, it’s spectacular. It’s not too sweet, so the sweeter crumbs on top with a dusting of powdered sugar really balance the whole dessert out. The crumbs on top are actually red velvet too! - not just regular crumbs with some red food dye thrown in there for color. They have all of the signature red velvet flavor! It’s a Red Velvet explosion!!!!

Are you ready for a treat? A chocolate treat to be exact. We are HUGE fans of crumb cake in my house. New Jersey style crumb cake as always been a favorite. It was something we always got while vacationing at Long Beach Island on the Jersey Shore. On one of those trips we visited a local bakery to scout out some goodies. We were looking for regular crumb cake, but this bakery had chocolate crumb cake which I had never seen before. Of course, we had to try some. It was delicious, but we were never lucky enough to have it again after I went gluten-free.

After I went gluten-free I decided to try and recreate that super delicious chocolate treat. It starts with a layer of chocolate cake with a tiny bit of coffee mixed into the batter to enhance the chocolate flavor. It's also made with peanut butter instead of butter or oil. You can't really taste the peanut butter, but it does keep the cake perfectly moist, rich, and gives it a fudge-like texture. Now, let's talk about the crumbs; If you like crumb topping then you will love chocolate crumb topping. Big chunks of buttery, sweet, chocolate crumbs with mini chocolate chips mixed in for an added punch of chocolate flavor. All of this goodness is topped with a milk chocolate drizzle. Triple chocolate crumb cake is definitely a dessert for all of you gluten-free chocolate lovers out there.