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apple coffee cake with streusel topping

Author: Taylor Ellingson

Ingredients

for the cake:

  • ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups light brown sugar packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups peeled cored, and chopped apples

for the crumb topping:

  • ½ cup light brown sugar packed
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter softened

for the brown sugar glaze:

  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoon heavy cream or milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9x13" baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
  • In large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating after the addition of each, then add vanilla.
  • In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
  • Add half of flour mixture to wet ingredients, then the sour cream, then rest of flour mixture.
  • Fold in the apples.
  • Pour into prepared baking dish, smoothing out to the edges.
  • To make the crumb topping, in a small bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter and mix until it resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Sprinkle over the cake batter and bake in preheated oven 35 minutes, or until golden brown and set.
  • Let cool at least 10 minutes.
  • Make the glaze by combining the sugar, vanilla, and cream and mix until smooth.
  • Drizzle over the cake and serve warm.
  • Enjoy!