
Apple Coffee Cake
Moist coffee cake studded with tart Granny Smith apples and topped with a buttery cinnamon streusel. Perfect for breakfast or dessert.
40 mins
40 mins
Ingredients
Cake
Topping
Equipment Needed
- 8-inch square baking dish
- electric mixer
Ingredients
Cake
Topping
Equipment Needed
- 8-inch square baking dish
- electric mixer
Instructions
Prepare the Pan
- 1
Preheat oven
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- 2
Prepare baking dish
Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray; dust with 1 tablespoon flour.
Make the Cake Batter
- 1
Cream butter and sugar
Beat 1/4 cup butter and 3/4 cup brown sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.
- 2
Add egg
Beat egg into butter mixture.
- 3
Add wet ingredients
Add sour cream, vanilla yogurt, and vanilla extract to the mixture; beat to integrate.
- 4
Combine dry ingredients
Stir 1 cup flour, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl; add to the butter mixture and beat to combine into a batter.
- 5
Fold in apples
Fold apples into the batter.
- 6
Pour into pan
Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
Add Topping and Bake
- 1
Make streusel topping
Mix 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 2 tablespoons butter, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl using a fork to achieve a crumbly consistency; sprinkle over the top of the batter.
- 2
Bake
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.
- 3
Cool
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
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