Description
A heartwarming Apple Coffee Cake topped with a crunchy cinnamon brown sugar crumb, perfect for any cozy gathering or sweet breakfast.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour or Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
- 6 tablespoons Cold Butter
- 3/4 cup Cold Butter, Cubed
- 1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
- 4 large Eggs
- 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 3 cups All-Purpose Flour or Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
- 1 1/2 cups Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt
- 2 large Granny Smith Apples, Peeled, Cored, and Diced (About 3 cups)
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare the Pan: Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan with butter or line it with parchment paper.
- Make the Crumb Topping: In a mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Add cold butter and mix until crumbly.
- Mix the Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, cream together granulated sugar and cold butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs one by one and vanilla extract.
- Combine the Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Bring it All Together: Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet mixture, alternating with sour cream.
- Fold in the Apples: Gently fold in the diced apples.
- Assemble the Cake: Pour half the batter into the pan, sprinkle half the crumb topping, add the remaining batter, and finish with the topping.
- Bake and Enjoy the Aroma: Bake for 45-50 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool and Serve: Let the cake cool in the pan for 15-20 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
Serve warm, dusted with powdered sugar and paired with coffee or tea.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: apple coffee cake, dessert, cozy baking, cinnamon crumb cake