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The Most Delicious Apple Coffee Cake Recipe

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This Apple Coffee Cake recipe not only has the best ingredients, but it’s also so easy to make! The cinnamon and apples keep this cake moist, while the streusel topping gives it extra flavor. The best Apple Coffee Cake!

Apple Coffee Cake

This Apple Coffee Cake recipe is a spin on my Grandma’s Coffee Cake. I switched it up with cinnamon instead of nutmeg and adding apples. It is full of flavor and perfect to start your day paired with a warm drink.

Ingredients

  • sugar
  • brown sugar
  • flour
  • ground cinnamon
  • salt
  • oil
  • apple
  • buttermilk
  • egg
  • baking powder
  • baking soda

How to Make Apple Coffee Cake

I start by combining my dry ingredients. In a large bowl I start to add the sugar. I use both granulated sugar and dark brown sugar.

granulated sugar and brown sugar

Then add the all purpose flour, 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and salt.

adding flour, ground cinnamon, and salt

Whisk those dry ingredients together.

dry ingredients whisked together

Add the oil. I use a canola oil. You can use melted butter instead if you prefer.

adding canola oil

Mix the oil into the dry ingredients until it’s mix evenly. It’s creating almost a crumb-like mixture.

crumb dry ingredients

Then you want to take 1 cup of the crumbly dry ingredients and set it aside, this will be the crumb topping.

Then add a peeled, cored, and chopped apple to the rest of the dry ingredients still in the bowl. I like to use a tart apples when baking, so I used a Granny Smith apple, but a honeycrisp apple would be delicious too.

adding apple to mixture

In a measuring cup or small bowl, combine the buttermilk and egg.

buttermilk and egg

TIP: If you don’t have buttermilk you can create some with milk and white vinegar. Pour just a couple tablespoons less than a cup of milk into the measuring cup. Then add white vinegar to get to that 1 cup measurement. Let the milk sit for 10-15 minutes. You will see that it’s thickened. Pretty cool!

Add the baking powder and baking soda to the buttermilk and egg. Whisk to combined.

adding baking soda and baking powder

Then add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix together until combined.

combining wet and dry ingredients

Pour the batter into an 8″x10″ baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick spray.

apple coffee cake batter in pan

Then take the crumble topping that you set aside and sprinkle it on top of the cake batter.

adding crumb topping to coffee cake

Bake in your preheated oven for about 45 minutes. Then let your coffee cake cool to room temperature before slicing and enjoying with a hot cup of coffee.

Slice of Apple Coffee Cake

Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container on your counter or in your refrigerator. If your family is like mine you won’t have too many leftover slices to store.

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Apple Coffee Cake

This Apple Coffee Cake recipe not only has the best ingredients, but it’s also so easy to make! The cinnamon and apples keep this cake moist, while the streusel topping gives it extra flavor. The best Apple Coffee Cake!
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Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:45 minutes
Total Time:55 minutes

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 ¾ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup oil or melted butter
  • 1 apple peeled, cored, and diced
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray an 8"x10" pan with nonstick baking spray.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the sugars, flour, cinnamon, and salt.
    dry ingredients whisked together
  • Add the oil to the dry ingredients.
    adding canola oil
  • Mix together until combined. Once combined remove 1 cup of this mixture and set aside (topping).
    crumb dry ingredients
  • Then add the peeled, cored, and diced apple to the ingredients in the bowl. Toss the apples until evenly mixed and coated.
  • In a separate bowl combine the buttermilk and egg.
    buttermilk and egg
  • Add the baking powder and baking soda to the buttermilk mixture. Whisk until combined.
    buttermilk, egg, baking soda, and baking powder
  • Then add the buttermilk mixture to the dry ingredient bowl and mix to combine.
    combining wet and dry ingredients
  • Then pour the coffee cake batter into the spray baking pan.
    apple coffee cake batter in pan
  • Then sprinkle the cup of topping that you set aside on top of the coffee cake batter.
    adding crumb topping to coffee cake
  • Bake in your preheated oven for 45 minutes. Allow to cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing.

Notes

Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple, brunch, cinnamon
Servings: 12 pieces
Cost: $5

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