Apple Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping

icing being poured over slices of apple streusel coffee cake

4.75 from 12 votes

Apple Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping

My homemade apple coffee cake is the definition of cozy fall baking: moist and tender with tart-sweet apples in every bite, a crispy cinnamon streusel topping, and just the right amount of warm spices. Whether you serve it at a fall brunch, make it ahead for the holidays, or slice it up for dessert with coffee, it's the kind of cake that disappears fast.

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Cool Time15

Total Time1 10

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Servings: slices

Calories: 286kcal

Author: Eden Westbrook

Equipment

Ingredients

Apple Cake Batter

2 cups all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup unsalted butter melted
1 cup sour cream
3 large eggs beaten
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Honeycrisp apples peeled and diced into ¼ inch pieces
2 Granny Smith apples peeled and diced into ¼ inch pieces

Brown Sugar Swirl

¾ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup unsalted butter melted

Streusel Topping

¼ cup unsalted butter softened
½ cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ cup light brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar

Apple Cider Vanilla Glaze

¾ cup powdered sugar
¼ cup apple cider do not use apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Instructions

Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with butter, baking spray or magic cake goop.
Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and both sugars in a large bowl.
2 cups all-purpose flour, 1½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ cup brown sugar, 1 cup granulated sugar
Stir in melted butter, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Gently fold the apples in, then pour the batter into your prepared pan.
½ cup unsalted butter, 1 cup sour cream, 3 large eggs, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 Honeycrisp apples, 2 Granny Smith apples
In a medium bowl, stir together all the brown sugar swirl ingredients together well. Pour over batter, then swirl into it using a knife or spoon.
¾ cup brown sugar, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ cup unsalted butter, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
In another medium bowl, put all the crumble topping ingredients and use a fork to blend ingredients until you have large crumbles. Sprinkle over the cake batter evenly and generously.
¼ cup unsalted butter, ½ cup all-purpose flour, ¼ cup light brown sugar, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Put pan in oven and bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely before removing from pan.
In a small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients using a whisk.
¾ cup powdered sugar, ¼ cup apple cider, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Wait until the apple coffee cake is cool to glaze and eat.

Notes

Storage and Freezing Instructions

This apple crumble cake stays in your fridge wrapped in plastic wrap for up to 4 days.

This cake is also very easy to freeze. After baking, let the cake cool to room temperature and wrap it tightly with a few layers of plastic wrap. Freeze the cake for up to 3 months. Make the glaze the day of or day before.

Variations and Pro Tips

Baking soda and baking powder have a shelf life of about 6 months before they lose their lifting power, so the fresher the better.
When mixing your cake, stir until the dry ingredients are just combined into the batter
Grease your baking pan well with baking spray, butter, or my magic cake goop recipe (I swear by this stuff!). Your cake will slide right out with no stickage.
Make sure all the refrigerated ingredients are room temperature. Everything will bake up evenly and consistently every time.

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