Description
Moist apple crumb cake with a crunchy cinnamon crumble and a luscious cinnamon apple drizzle on top. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert during fall!
Ingredients
Scale
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- Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
- 2 cups peeled and diced apples
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- Crumb Topping:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Cinnamon Apple Drizzle:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons apple cider or milk
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Alternately mix in dry ingredients and sour cream until combined. Fold in diced apples.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- For crumb topping, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over batter.
- Bake 40–45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- While cake cools, whisk together powdered sugar, apple cider, and cinnamon to make drizzle.
- Drizzle over cooled cake before serving.
Notes
Store covered at room temperature for 2 days or refrigerate up to 5 days. Optional: serve with a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: apple crumb cake, cinnamon apple drizzle, fall dessert, apple cake, brunch dessert