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A coffee cake with glaze and sliced apples on a wood surface.
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Easy and Moist Apple Crumb Cake

This Easy and Moist Apple Coffee Cake is topped with a crunchy streusel and is the perfect way to celebrate apple season! With a sweet apple flavor and melt-in-your-mouth texture, it's sure to be a hit at your next breakfast or brunch gathering. Plus, it's so easy to make that you'll be able to whip it up in no time!

Ingredients

For crumb topping:

  • 1 cup all purpose flour, 120g
  • ½ cup brown sugar, 107g
  • ¼ cup sugar, 50g
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ cup butter, unsalted, cold, diced small.

For Cake

  • ½ cup butter softened, 113 g unsalted
  • 1 cup granulated sugar, 200g
  • 1 egg, large
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all purpose flour, 240g + 1/2 tbsp
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon, or more to taste
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 2 medium gala apples, peeled, cored, and sliced thin

For Optional Glaze:

  • ½ cup confectioners sugar, 56g
  • 1 tbsp cream

Instructions
 

  • Make the crumb topping. In a small bowl combine the 1 cup flour, 1/2 brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 -1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp salt.
  • Use a pastry cutter to cut in the ½ cup butter or pinch the butter into the mixture with your fingers gently until small clumps are formed no larger than the size of a pea.
  • Place in the fridge while you make the cake.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. In the bowl of a hand or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter for one minute. Scrape down the sides and add the 1 cup sugar. Cream for 2 minutes on medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Scrape the bowl again and add the egg and 1 tsp vanilla extract. Mix on medium speed until combined, about 1 minute.
  • In a separate bowl combine 2 cups flour, ½ tsp kosher salt ½ tsp cinnamon and ¼ tsp baking soda. Mix lightly with a fork or whisk to combine.
  • Alternate adding the dry ingredients with the buttermilk starting and ending with the dry ingredients- ⅓ at a time- mixing in between each addition.
  • Take the remaining ½ tbsp flour and dust it over the sliced apples. Mix to combine and add to the batter, mixing lightly.
  • Spray a 10” springform pan with baking spray and pour in the batter.
  • Top with the crumb topping and bake for 50-55 minutes on until the cake is no longer jiggly.
  • When the cake is cooled, mix together the ½ cup confectioners sugar with 1 tbsp cream and drizzle all over the cake.

Notes

Gala apples were used for this recipe but you can substitute with others like braeburn or honeycrisp!
Serving: 1slice, Calories: 420kcal, Carbohydrates: 64g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 57mg, Sodium: 350mg, Potassium: 111mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 39g, Vitamin A: 553IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 60mg, Iron: 2mg
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