This Easy Apple Coffee Cake is one of my favorite ways to use up some extra apples. This moist cake makes a great brunch idea.
Easy Apple Coffee Cake on the menu today.
I just had some extra sour cream and some apples that needed to be used, and thought: why not bake with it? Which, you know, is pretty much my first thought when I have ANYTHING extra lying around that needs using. Ever since I’ve been informed that some of the foods that are sold in stores contain wood pulp, I have started making my own food. One, because I know what I’m putting in it, and two, because I still think that baking is fun. Maybe it will wear off sometime. I really hope not..
And while there is no actual coffee in this coffee cake, it is one of the most perfect cakes to eat alongside your hot cup of coffee.
Easy Apple Coffee Cake Ingredients
This Apple Coffee Cake recipe is super easy to make. All you need is:
Cake:
- salted butter
- white sugar
- large eggs
- vanilla extract
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- sour cream
- apples
Streusel topping:
- brown sugar
- unsalted butter
- ground cinnamon
Tips
Storage: Store this cake in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 days, or in the fridge for up to 1 week.
What type of apples to use? I love using tart apples such as Granny Smith apples. If you wanted a sweeter cake, try using Gala or Honeycrisp apples.
Do not overmix your batter. You just mix the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined, otherwise you will not get a very fluffy cake. I would suggest you mix it using a spoon rather than an electric mixer to avoid the risk of overmixing.
Swap out the apples. Use whatever fresh fruits you like in place of apple! Seasonal fruit work best to make sure you have the freshest tasting coffee cake.
More Apple Recipes
Like this Easy Apple Coffee Cake? Then you will love these easy recipes using apples:
- Butter Crumble Apple Pie – this homemade apple pie is such an easy pie recipe, it will sure be a family favorite.
- Apple Pie Cookies – these cookies taste like an apple pie in bite sized form.
- No Churn Apple Cinnamon Ice Cream – this might be my favorite ice cream recipes! The fall flavors mixed with creamy ice cream can’t be beat.
If you try this recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
Easy Apple Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 medium apples cored, peeled and cut into cubes
Topping
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp unsalted butter melted
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Lightly grease a 9 inch springform pan with butter and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Slowly add the wet ingredients and the sour cream until fully incorporated. Fold in apples.
- For the topping, mix together the 2 1/2 teaspoons of melted butter with the brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Pour batter into the prepared springform pan, sprinkle the topping on top, and bake in the preheated oven for around 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean
What a beautiful cake! Wood Pulp…sounds truly odd and scary. I am going to try and make a GF adaptation. Will let you know how it turns out.
Best,
Sihi
I loved the story 🙂 Lovely looking cake too – apple and cinnamon is such a classic pairing!
What a lovely looking scrumptious cake!
What a delicious looking coffee cake! But you've got me worried about the wood pulp….
when you mentioned wood pulp, i hv to quickly go and read that article..kind of scary..in a way! so the conclusion of the story forms a sweet girl,a lovely cake and an obedient oven..
Oh yes, I'm all for making my own everything! WHo knows what stores/companies are putting in their foods. This cake looks delicious!
Oh, I just love apples in baked goods..and your coffee cake looks magnificent!
Cathleen, apple coffee cake sounds delicious. Recently I made a blueberry sour cream coffee cake. Addictive.
Awesome coffee cake. I'll need several slices of this to get me through the morning!
yummy cake…happy to follow u..
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I love the flavors in your cake and loved the story of you and your oven. I had a rough start in my relationship with the oven but once you make peace it can be loads of fun
Love this kind of cake; simple but very very good! So happy that the little girl and the oven made up. Right now I am a but frustrated with my new oven that I am trying to understand.
Rita
Nice flavours Cathleen.. nice story too 🙂
Why throw something that's still useful , right ?! I just love adding sour cream to some baked goodies ! It gives cake a moist and tender texture 😀 This cake sure looks yummy and moist ! The topping sounds delicious as well 😀