Apple Coffee Cake Recipe

An irresistible apple coffee cake on a plate with a cup of steaming coffee.

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5 from 1 vote

This easy apple coffee cake is packed with brown sugar and cinnamon, then finished with a crumbly streusel topping!

Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.

Prep Time25

Cook Time40

Total Time1 5

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: slices

Author: Krista Teigen

Ingredients

For the Cake

1 cup unsalted butter 226 grams, room temperature (2 sticks)
¾ cup granulated sugar 150 grams
¾ cup brown sugar 160 grams
¼ cup vegetable oil 50 grams
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 8 grams
3 large eggs 150 grams, room temperature
½ cup sour cream 114 grams, room temperature
3 cups all-purpose flour 360 grams
2 teaspoons baking powder 8 grams
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 grams
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2 medium apples* 300 grams, sliced into thin 1-inch pieces

For the Topping and Glaze

½ cup unsalted butter 113 grams, melted (1 stick)
1 cup all-purpose flour 120 grams
¾ cup brown sugar 160 grams
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 grams
⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup powdered sugar 113 grams
2 tablespoons milk 28 grams

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
Using a hand mixer, beat the butter, sugars, and oil together.
1 cup unsalted butter, ¾ cup granulated sugar, ¾ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup vegetable oil
Beat in the vanilla, eggs, and sour cream.
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract, 3 large eggs, ½ cup sour cream
In a separate bowl, whisk the all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together.
3 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
Fold in the apple pieces.
2 medium apples*
Transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan.
Combine the streusel topping ingredients (butter, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt) until the mixture is crumbly. Then, sprinkle the crumbs over the batter.
½ cup unsalted butter, 1 cup all-purpose flour, ¾ cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Whisk together the powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons of milk to create a runny glaze.
1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk
Drizzle the glaze over the cake.

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Notes

*I like Granny Smith apples for baking, but Honeycrisp, Gala, or Golden Delicious also work. You can change up this coffee cake recipe by using different kinds of apples, or swapping out the apples for pears, peaches, or fresh berries. Yum!

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