Easy Apple Coffee Cake

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With tons of apple flavor thanks to the addition of applesauce, apple pie spice, and fresh apples, this apple coffee cake the perfect thing to bring to your next fall party to share!

Prep Time20

Cook Time55

Total Time1 15

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: slices

Calories: 385kcal

Author: Britni Vigil

Ingredients

Cake

½ cup butter softened
½ cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
½ cup sour cream
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 TBSP cinnamon
1 tsp apple pie spice
1 tsp salt
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
2 ½ cups flour

Filling

1 ½ tsp cinnamon
¾ tsp apple pie spice
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup sugar
½ cup flour
2 medium apples diced

Topping

½ cup flour
½ cup brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp apple pie spice
¼ cup butter

Instructions

Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, sour cream, and applesauce. Mix until thoroughly combined.
½ cup butter, ½ cup sugar, 1 cup brown sugar, 2 eggs, ½ cup sour cream, 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and apple pie spice. Stir until combined.
1 TBSP cinnamon, 1 tsp apple pie spice, 1 tsp salt, 1 ½ tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, 2 ½ cups flour
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. (It won’t be smooth because of the applesauce and that’s okay.)
Pour half of the cake batter into the pan and spread into an even layer.
Pour filling over batter in an even layer.
Gently spread remaining cake batter over the filling layer, try to not disturb filling layer as much as possible.
Top cake with an even layer of the streusel topping.
Bake in the oven for 50-55 minutes until a toothpick poked into the center comes out cleanly.
Remove from oven and allow to cool before eating.

Filling

Combine all filling ingredients into a small bowl and mix until combined.
1 ½ tsp cinnamon, ¾ tsp apple pie spice, ¾ cup brown sugar, ½ cup sugar, ½ cup flour
If adding apples, toss into the filling ingredients to coat the apples. Set aside.
2 medium apples

Topping

Melt butter in a small microwave safe bowl in the microwave.
¼ cup butter
Add remaining topping ingredients and stir with a fork until it begins to clump.
½ cup flour, ½ cup brown sugar, 2 tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp apple pie spice

Notes

Store in an airtight container at room temperature, even better if you add a layer of plastic wrap on top even before the lid.

If you can't find apple pie spice, mix 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg with a pinch of ground cloves and a pinch of allspice to make your own. Then add that to the coffee cake.

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