Description
Warm slices of apple crumb cake with cinnamon apple glide from your oven, filling the kitchen with comforting aromas that whisper autumn memories. Crisp apple chunks nestled beneath a buttery, crumbly topping create the perfect weekend breakfast or afternoon treat that feels like a sweet hug.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Base:
- 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup sour cream
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Topping and Glaze:
- ½ cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Coat a 9×9-inch baking pan with butter or line it with parchment paper.
- Whisk 1 ½ cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and ¼ teaspoon salt in a medium bowl.
- Using an electric mixer, cream ¾ cup softened butter with 1 cup sugar for 2-3 minutes until the mixture becomes light and airy.
- Add 2 large eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Alternate adding the dry flour mixture and ½ cup sour cream to the butter mixture. Stir until just combined.
- Gently fold 2 chopped Granny Smith apples into the batter.
- Create the crumb topping by mixing 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and ¼ teaspoon salt.
- Cut ½ cup cold butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir ½ cup brown sugar and ¼ cup granulated sugar into the crumb mixture.
- Pour cake batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle crumb topping evenly across the surface.
- Bake for 55-65 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 15-20 minutes.
- Transfer the cake to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
- For the drizzle, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Add ½ cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 2 tablespoons milk, and a pinch of salt to the butter.
- Cook the sauce for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly until smooth and slightly thickened.
- Drizzle the warm cinnamon sauce over the cooled cake before serving.
Notes
- Ensure butter and eggs are at room temperature for smoother batter and better cake texture.
- Chop apples into small, uniform pieces so they distribute evenly throughout the cake.
- Use firm baking apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for the best balance of tartness and structure.
- For a gluten-free version, replace all-purpose flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free baking blend.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 326 kcal
- Sugar: 33 g
- Sodium: 139 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 57 mg