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Apple Crumble Coffee Cake

VegetarianBreakfast & BrunchOven

Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Yield: 16 servings

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About

Ah, fall is in the air. Can't you smell it? Oh wait, that's not a breeze from outside. That's the sweet, cinnamon aroma swirling from your kitchen. You must be making some Apple Crumble Coffee Cake! If you aren't, you should be! It's basically a candied apple in cake form–fluffy, cinnamon-brown-sugary, infused with crispy apples and syrupy-sweet caramel sauce. It encompasses all the warm and cozy flavors that fall has to offer! If you're ready for a taste of autumn (even if the weather isn't quite there yet), Apple Crumble Coffee Cake will deliciously satisfy your cooler-weather craving!

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Ingredients

  • For the cake:
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, very soft and room temperature
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • salt, to taste
  • 4 medium apples, cored and chopped
  • For the topping:
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 2/3 cup flour, sifted
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
  • caramel sauce or dulce de leche, optional, to taste

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2 -Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan or a 9-inch springform pan.

Step 3 -In a medium bowl, beat the 6 tablespoons of butter with 1 cup of brown sugar and the eggs on high speed until fluffy and light in color, about 1 minute.

Step 4 -Add the Greek yogurt to the butter mixture and continue beating to combine.

Step 5 -In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups of flour with the baking soda, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and salt.

Step 6 -Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir to combine.

Step 7 -Fold the apples into the batter.

Step 8 -In a small bowl, combine the remaining cinnamon, remaining brown sugar, and remaining flour, and mix to combine.

Step 9 -Add the cold butter to the topping mixture and mix until it is very crumbly and coarse in texture. Add more flour if needed.

Step 10 -Pour the batter into the prepared pan and top with the crumb topping.

Step 11 -Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes.

Step 12 -Drizzle with the caramel sauce.

Step 13 -Slice and serve.

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