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Apple Coffee Cake

Course Dessert

Ingredients

For the Cake

  • cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¾ cup organic sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 medium honeycrisp apples, peeled, cored, and chopped

For the Streusel Topping

  • 12 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
  • cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 3 tbsp pecans, finely chopped
  • pinch kosher salt
  • powdered sugar, for topping

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Spray a 9”x13” baking pan with cooking spray.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
  • Beat butter and sugars together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until creamy.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and beat to combine. Scrape down sides of the bowl to make sure all is evenly incorporated.
  • Add dry ingredients and beat on low speed until just a few dry streaks remain.
  • Add sour cream and beat until just combined. Fold in apples.
  • Transfer batter to prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula.

For the Streusel Topping

  • In a medium bowl, combine melted butter, flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, pecans and a pinch of salt. Sprinkle crumble over top of the batter.
  • Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool completely.
  • Top with powdered sugar. Recipe inspired by delish.com