Whether you serve this quick, easy and delicious Apple Coffee Cake for breakfast, dessert or just a snack, everyone will be asking for seconds!
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I think the sweet nutty topping is my favorite part of this cake - the almonds, brown sugar, cinnamon and oats are so delicious! Or maybe the bits of apples through out the soft delicious cake.
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🧂 Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Ground cinnamon
- Ground nutmeg
- Ground allspice
- Salted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Brown sugar
- Egg
- Pure vanilla extract
- Apple cider or apple juice
- Apples
For the Topping
- All-purpose flour
- Brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Ground cinnamon
- Salted butter
- Slivered almonds, optional
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🔪Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 9x9 inch baking dish or use non-stick cooking spray.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the ingredients for the crumb topping - except for the slivered almonds, using the back of a fork or a pastry cutter. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars.
- To the large bowl, add the egg, vanilla, and apple cider. Mix until creamy.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
- Beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
- Gently fold in the apples by hand.
- Use a rubber spatula to spread the batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle the crumb topping over the cake batter. Then sprinkle the slivered almonds on top of the crumb topping.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Equipment
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- 9x9 baking pan
- Dry Measuring Cups
- Liquid Measuring Cup
- Measuring Spoons
- Mixing Bowls
- Stand Mixer
- Pastry Cutter
- Rubber Spatula
⏲️ Storage
To Store: Store in an airtight container for up to one week.
💭 Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some questions (and answers!) readers often ask about this recipe.
The streusel topping! Coffee cakes are topped with streusel and sometimes a delicious drizzle of icing.
Once again, the topping plays a part. Both have a streusel topping, but coffee cake has less, while crumb cake has more topping and less cake.
Overbaking will dry out your coffee cake. Make sure you follow the recipe closely.
Yes. Just wrap it tightly with foil or plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag.
Unwrap and thaw on the counter until it is room temperature.
You can refrigerate cake for a few days in an airtight container.
📖 Variations
We recommend that you try our recipe for the first time just as it is written for the best results, because that is how the recipe has been tested.
However, the next time you make it, you might consider one of these different ways of making this great recipe.
- Instead of all the individual spices, you can use 2 teaspoons of this Apple Pie Spice Recipe, which includes cinnamon, all spice, nutmeg, ginger and cardamom.
- The slivered almonds can be substituted for chopped walnuts or pecans.
- Alter the streusel topping by replacing half of the all-purpose flour with quick cooking oats.
🍴 Serving Suggestions
This makes a great addition to any brunch menu, but works just as well for dessert, too. I like it for the kids especially - it makes a nice snack that's not all sugar, and has a little bit of fruit in it.
😋 Similar Recipes
Next time, try one of these tasty recipes:
- Raspberry Coffee Cake With Dark Chocolate Chips - a delicious cake for your next brunch.
- Blueberry Snack Cake - this is a summertime staple at our house!
- Raspberry Cream Cheese Muffins - sweet and delicious.
📋 Apple Cider Coffee Cake
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Apple Cider Coffee Cake
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Equipment
- 9x9 baking pan
- Mixing Bowls
- Pastry Cutter
- Rubber Spatula
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ cup salted butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup apple cider or apple juice
- 1 cup chopped apples
For the Topping
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 5 tablespoon salted butter
- ½ cup slivered almonds optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 9x9 inch baking dish or use non-stick cooking spray.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the ingredients for the crumb topping - except for the slivered almonds, using the back of a fork or a pastry cutter. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars.
- To the large bowl, add the egg, vanilla, and apple cider. Mix until creamy.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
- Beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
- Gently fold in the apples by hand.
- Use a rubber spatula to spread the batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle the crumb topping over the cake batter. Then sprinkle the slivered almonds on top of the crumb topping.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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