Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Moist, tender cake flavored with tart apples and cinnamon. Great with coffee and so easy to make.
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Servings: 16 servings
Ingredients
Streusel layer
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter cold, cut into cubes
For the cake
- 1 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour 180 grams
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg
- 2/3 cup milk
Apple layer
- 1 1/4 cups diced apples peeled, cored and diced into 1/4" pieces
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Makes: 2 x 2inch rectangle
Instructions
Make the streusel
- Add the flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt to a medium bowl.
- Add the butter and using your hands or a pastry blender, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture forms pea size or slightly smaller clumps.
- Place in the refrigerator until ready to use. This step can be done up to three days in advance.
Make the cake
- Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper that hangs over the edges or grease well with baking spray or avocado oil.
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- Toss the apples with the cinnamon and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt and stir to combine. Set aside.
- In a large bowl add the butter and sugar and beat until light and fluffy; about 5 minutes.
- Add the zest and vanilla and stir to combine.
- Beat in the egg.
- Add half the flour and blend until no pockets of dry flour remain. Don’t over mix.
- Add all of the milk and mix gently until just combined.
- Add the last half of the flour and mix.
- Transfer half of the batter to the prepared pan and top with the apples in an even layer.
- Add the remaining half of the cake batter, and top with the streusel.
- Bake on the center rack until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean--25 to 30 minutes. Tent with foil if the streusel starts to brown before the cake is done.
- Let the cake cool in its pan on a cooling rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 193mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 234IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg