Apple Coffee Cake with Crumb Topping

A slice of apple coffee cake served on parchment paper.

5 from 11 votes

Apple Coffee Cake with Crumb Topping

Apple Coffee Cake With Crumb Topping is a delicious Fall dessert that will surely be a show-stopper at any party. The cake is light, soft, and moist on the inside and is topped with perfectly caramelized apples and buttery-nutty-crunchy crumb topping.

To take it to the next level and make it scream Fall, I have drizzled the crumb top with cinnamon glaze before serving. This recipe is super simple and requires a few essential ingredients.

Prep Time30

Cook Time55

Total Time1 25

Course: Breakfast, Desserts, snacks

Cuisine: American, French, German

Servings: people

Calories: 469kcal

Author: Kushi

Equipment

1 9-inch square baking pan.

Ingredients

For caramelizing apples

3 Apples
1 tablespoon Butter
⅓ cup Brown sugar
⅛ teaspoon Salt a pinch

For Cake Batter

2 cup All purpose flour
½ teaspoon Baking soda
1 ½ teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder
⅔ cup Sugar
⅓ cup Brown sugar
⅓ cup Vegetable oil
¾ cup Sour cream
2 Eggs
2 teaspoon Vanilla extract

For crumb topping or streusel topping

½ cup All purpose flour
½ cup Melted butter
½ cup Almonds chopped
½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder
¼ teaspoon Salt
½ cup Brown sugar

For cinnamon sugar glaze

1 to 1 ½ tablespoon Milk
½ cup Confectioners sugar
½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder

Instructions

Step I (Caramelize the apples)

Peel and chop the apples into small chunks. In a non-stick pan, melt 1 tablespoon of butter on medium to medium-high heat.
3 Apples, 1 tbsp Butter
Once the butter has melted, add chopped apples and saute them till they develop a light golden color.
Now add brown sugar and a pinch of salt and continue sauteing for another 7 minutes or until apples are golden in color and apple juices evaporate. Set this aside.
⅓ cup Brown sugar, ⅛ tsp Salt

Step II (Prepare Apple cake)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch by 9-inch baking pan and keep it ready.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon powder, sugar, and brown sugar.
2 cup All purpose flour, ½ tsp Baking soda, 1 ½ tsp Baking powder, ½ tsp Salt, ½ tsp Cinnamon powder, ⅔ cup Sugar, ⅓ cup Brown sugar
Add vegetable oil, sour cream, egg, and vanilla extract, and using an electric beater, beat until it is smooth. Do not overmix.
⅓ cup Vegetable oil, ¾ cup Sour cream, 2 Eggs, 2 tsp Vanilla extract
Pour this batter into the baking pan. Gently tap the baking pan against the work surface to remove any trapped air pockets.
Sprinkle caramelized apples on top of this.

Step III (Prepare crumb topping or streusel topping)

In a large bowl, stir all the ingredients mentioned in 'For crumb topping' using your fingers till they are well mixed.
½ cup All purpose flour, ½ cup Melted butter, ½ cup Almonds chopped, ½ tsp Cinnamon powder, ½ cup Brown sugar, ¼ tsp Salt
Add this topping over the caramelized apple.
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Step IV (Prepare Cinnamom Sugar Glaze)

In a small bowl, add confectioner's sugar, cinnamon powder, and milk and whisk so that there are no lumps.
1 to 1 ½ tbsp Milk, ½ cup Confectioners sugar, ½ tsp Cinnamon powder
Drizzle this on top of the cake.
Apple Coffee Cake With Crumb Topping is now ready. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

If you do not have sour cream, then feel free to substitute it with hung/greek-yogurt, or even with heavy cream or whole milk.
You can substitute almonds for any nuts available in your pantry and choose to increase/reduce the sweetness as per your taste.

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