Photo: Apple Coffee Cake with Crumble Topping and Brown Sugar Glaze Recipe
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1 stick plus 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups peeled, cored and chopped apples
Crumble Topping:
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
Brown Sugar Glaze:
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons water
Directions
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.
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By jackieck
Bellingham, WA
on April 24, 2013
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First, a bit of advice: When making a crumb topping, use firm butter and cut it into the sugar mixture with a pastry cutter. As for this cake, it was entirely too sweet and had a one-note taste (brown sugar. If you regularly enjoy taking a handful of brown sugar and eating it in one bite, you'll love this. I actually love brown sugar in recipes, so I'm surprised to hear myself say that this had way too much of it. That glaze was a BAD idea. If you must try this recipe, do yourself a favor and leave out the glaze. It's just more brown sugar on top of brown sugar, on top of a brown sugar cake. I couldn't even taste any apples in the cake. Buddy Valastro has a recipe for Apple Snackin' Cake, and THAT is a great apple cake. By the way, I am no health-food eater. I love sugary things and sometimes snack on candy all day long. I'm just not a big fan of overly sweet things like buttercream frosting with loads of powdered sugar. I'm more of a cream cheese icing sort of gal.
By blockh34d
on April 19, 2013
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This came out great for me. I cooked the dish in a metal square pan in a toaster oven. Took longer to cook but worked fine. And I used margarine instead of butter, and used lots of cinnamon. And I skipped the glaze.
To Emcue: My topping worked out the same, got a little like playdoh so i busted it into little bits. Next time i think I'll make a ball of the crumb topping and grate it over top.
To Momajoy4: Yah different sized apple chunks is good idea. I shredded half the apple and chunked the rest. Worked good for me. All the shredded in the batter asap, with half the chunks. Rest of chunks over top, sparsely. Tasty!
I'm very new to cooking and this recipe worked out great for me. Thanks for posting it!
By Emcue
on April 16, 2013
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Tasty? No, DELICIOUS! And relatively easy to make. I followed the instructions to the letter and it came out perfect with one exception... for the crumb topping, I used softened butter and it just kind of turned into a little mush. I still threw it on top in little pieces and at the end, it baked perfectly. I made the sauce but wasn't too sure about it, so I only drizzled it to half the cake and it was a good add. It gave the cake a little moistness. End result: Deliciousness.
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