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The holidays are almost over, but there is one last thing to celebrate! Happy New Year Coffee-Cake Bake is a great way to ring in the year and your coffee will love you for it! We are making big plans for this moist cake loaded with tart apples and a crunchy brown sugar-cinnamon-walnut crumble. The plan is for the Happy New Year Coffee-Cake Bake to quickly disappear shortly upon arrival from the oven. What a delicious plan! Let's celebrate!
Ingredients
- For the cake:
- 1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 3/4-2 cups tart apples, peeled and chopped
- For the topping:
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons butter, cold
- 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -Grease two (8-inch) square baking dishes.
Step 3 -In a large bowl with an electric mixer, add the shortening and the granulated sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
Step 4 -Add the eggs and the vanilla extract to the shortening mixture and beat to combine.
Step 5 -In a separate large bowl, add the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt and whisk to combine.
Step 6 -Alternating with the sour cream and the flour mixture, gradually add each to the shortening mixture and beat well after each addition.
Step 7 -Add the apples to the batter mixture and stir to combine.
Step 8 -Equally transfer the batter mixture to the prepared baking dishes.
Step 9 -In a medium bowl, add the brown sugar and the cinnamon and whisk to combine.
Step 10 -With a pastry cutter, add the butter to the brown sugar mixture and cut until crumbly.
Step 11 -Add the walnuts to the brown sugar mixture and stir to combine.
Step 12 -Evenly sprinkle the walnut mixture over the batter in the baking dishes.
Step 13 -Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, about 30-35 minutes.
Step 14 -Serve warm or cooled.
