Indulge in the delectable symphony of flavors and textures that is apple coffee cake. This classic breakfast treat is a harmonious blend of sweet, tangy, and nutty notes, offering a delightful start to your day. Whether you prefer a moist crumb cake or a fluffy coffee cake, this article presents a diverse collection of recipes to satisfy every craving. Embark on a culinary journey as we explore the secrets behind creating the perfect apple coffee cake, ensuring a delightful experience with every bite.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
APPLE COFFEE CAKE
Tart sour cream flavors this moist apple cinnamon coffee cake covered with brown sugar and crunchy nuts. The yield is two pans, so you can serve one and freeze the other for a busy morning or unexpected company. -Dawn Fagerstrom, Warren, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 50m
Yield 2 coffee cakes (9 servings each).
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, mixing well after each addition. Stir in apples. Transfer to two greased 8-in. square baking dishes. , For topping, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in nuts; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Serve warm or cool completely before serving., Freeze option: Securely wrap cooled coffee cake in foil, then freeze. To use, thaw in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 251 calories, Fat 12g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 36mg cholesterol, Sodium 188mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
APPLE COFFEE CAKE WITH CRUMBLE TOPPING AND BROWN SUGAR GLAZE
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish with 2 teaspoons of the butter.
- In a large bowl, cream together the remaining stick of butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating after the addition of each. In a separate bowl or on a piece of parchment, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add to the wet ingredients, alternating with the sour cream and vanilla. Fold in the apples. Pour into the prepared baking dish, spreading out to the edges.
- To make the topping, in a bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter, and mix until it resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the topping over the cake and bake until golden brown and set, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes.
- To make the glaze, in a bowl, combine the sugar, vanilla, and water and mix until smooth. Drizzle the cake with the glaze and let harden slightly. Serve warm.
APPLE COFFEE CAKE
This is really easy and so very, very good. I like to add a dollop of vanilla yogurt on top of my piece of coffee cake. Yummy!
Provided by Nancy Gibson
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Apple Dessert Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray; dust with 1 tablespoon flour.
- 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. Beat egg into butter mixture. Add sour cream, vanilla yogurt, and vanilla extract to the mixture; beat to integrate.
- 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. Fold apples into the batter. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
- 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.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 275 calories, Carbohydrate 41.4 g, Cholesterol 46.9 mg, Fat 11 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 235.7 mg, Sugar 24.3 g
APPLE CRUMBLE COFFEE CAKE
Finally, after all these years, I've come up with a solution for people who can't decide whether to make an apple crumble or coffee cake. This features the best things about both of those recipes. It's like baking a crumb-topped coffee cake on top of another coffee cake!
Provided by Chef John
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Apple Dessert Recipes
Time 1h35m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x12-inch baking dish generously.
- Whisk flour, sea salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl. Set aside.
- Combine walnuts, brown sugar, white sugar, salt, cinnamon, and melted butter in a bowl. Mix until walnuts and sugar are thoroughly coated with butter.
- Cream butter and sugar together in another bowl with a spatula until well blended. Add 1 egg and whisk until mixture is smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in second egg until thoroughly incorporated. Add vanilla extract and yogurt; whisk together. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients; whisk just until flour disappears. Do not overmix.
- Remove cores from apples. Cut across into 1/8- to 1/4-inch slices. Stack up a few slices, make 1 cut down the center, and dice across into cubes. Add to cake batter, folding in with a spatula until just combined.
- Spread 1/2 of the batter evenly into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Scatter 1/2 of the crumble mixture evenly over the top. Top with the rest of the batter in dollops. Spread carefully to evenly distribute, trying not to disturb the crumbs. Top with the rest of the crumb mixture. Press crumbs into the batter very gently.
- Bake in the center of the preheated oven until a toothpick or bamboo skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes, before slicing and serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 630.9 calories, Carbohydrate 76 g, Cholesterol 95 mg, Fat 34.1 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 9.6 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 434.9 mg, Sugar 48.1 g
OVERNIGHT APPLE COFFEE CAKE
This coffeecake is best when served warm. Try drizzling it with a thin powdered sugar frosting before serving. Recipe found in a local newspaper.
Provided by Chef Glaucia
Categories Breads
Time P2DT10h
Yield 12 , 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Mix flours, oats, baking powder, soda, salt, flax seed meal and 1 tsp cinnamon in a bowl and set aside.
- In another bowl, mix granulated sugar, oil, 1/4 cup brown sugar and egg. Mix in buttermilk and flour mixture. Fold in apples.
- Pour into a 9x13-inch greased baking pan.
- For topping, combine remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar, walnuts and 1 tsp cinnamon and sprinkle over batter. Cover with foil and put in refrigerator until next morning.
- Uncover and let stand about 30 minutes.
- Bake 30 minutes in a 350°F oven.
- Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 231.6, Fat 10.7, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 16.1, Sodium 205.3, Carbohydrate 32.3, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 20.4, Protein 3.7
SPICED APPLE COFFEE CAKE
This dense, spiced bread with an apple-streusel topping can be made in a loaf pan, muffin tins, or springform pan. Yum!
Provided by mavijac
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Apple Dessert Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch springform pan. Sprinkle sugar in the pan to coat. Whisk together 2 cups of flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in a bowl.
- Beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add the room-temperature eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla with the last egg. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Spread into prepared pan.
- Top the cake with the sliced apples, arranged in an overlapping spiral pattern. In a small bowl, blend 2 tablespoons flour, brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and butter with fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over the apples.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 266.1 calories, Carbohydrate 41.8 g, Cholesterol 53.9 mg, Fat 9.8 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 265.2 mg, Sugar 23.7 g
N. C. RAW APPLE CAKE 9X13 PAN
A very tasty, moist coffee cake. All my family and friends tkink it is not good meal without this dessert.I got this recipe from my mothers hand written recipes.
Provided by Fivekiller1N
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9x13 inch pan. Spread apples evenly over the bottom of the pan.
- Beat eggs with mixer until thick and light. Combine sugar and oil and add to eggs.
- Stir together flour, cinnamon, soda and salt. Add to egg mixture and beat inches stir in nuts, raisins and vanilla. Batter will be very thick.
- Spread batter over apples in the pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and cool. Spread with Cream Cheese Icing.
- To make Cream Cheese Icing: Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in 1/4 cup melted butter, and then beat in confectioner's sugar, zest from 1 lemon (optional) and lemon juice.
- Spread over cooled cake. Refrigerate.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 643.6, Fat 36.5, SaturatedFat 10, Cholesterol 83.8, Sodium 303.7, Carbohydrate 75.8, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 56.6, Protein 6.8
APPLE COFFEE CAKE A LA GRAM
My mom, or Gram, as her 10 grandkids lovingly refer to her, made this for her 5 kids when we were growing up. Even on our tight budget, she managed to convert those apples dropping off our tree into something wonderful every fall. Cover the coffee cake with plastic wrap to keep it moist.
Provided by Amy Randy Smith
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Apple Dessert Recipes
Time 1h5m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch glass baking pan.
- Combine apples and sugar in a bowl and toss to coat. Stir in oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- Stir flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and allspice in a separate bowl. Add to the apple mixture and mix well. Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 322.9 calories, Carbohydrate 55.5 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 363.8 mg, Sugar 37.9 g
Tips:
- For a streusel topping, combine 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar, 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup cold unsalted butter, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon in a small bowl. Use your fingers to work the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the streusel topping over the batter before baking.
- To make a cinnamon swirl, combine 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and 1/4 cup softened unsalted butter in a small bowl. Spread the mixture over the batter in the prepared pan, then swirl it with a knife or toothpick.
- For a crumb topping, combine 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar, 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, and 1/4 cup cold unsalted butter in a medium bowl. Use your fingers to work the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the crumb topping over the batter before baking.
- To make a glaze, combine 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 cup milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a small bowl. Stir until smooth. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled coffee cake.
- For a more decadent coffee cake, use a combination of butter and cream cheese in the batter. Cream together 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter and 4 ounces cream cheese, softened, until light and fluffy. Gradually add 1 cup granulated sugar and beat until well combined. Add 2 eggs, one at a time, then stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Conclusion:
Apple coffee cake is a classic breakfast or brunch dish that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. With its moist, tender crumb, sweet and tangy apples, and crunchy topping, it's the perfect way to start your day or enjoy a special occasion. Whether you prefer a simple coffee cake or one with a streusel topping, cinnamon swirl, crumb topping, or glaze, there's a recipe out there to suit your taste. So next time you're looking for a delicious and easy-to-make breakfast or brunch dish, give apple coffee cake a try.
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
You'll also love