Description
A recipe for a moist apple cake featuring tender baked apples and a thick, buttery cinnamon streusel topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
- 2 medium apples (like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled, cored, and diced
- For the Streusel: 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square baking pan.
- Prepare the streusel: In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Cut in the cold butter using a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside in the refrigerator.
- Prepare the cake batter: In a small bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the vanilla extract.
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the sour cream to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Gently fold in the diced apples.
- Spread half of the cake batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle half of the chilled streusel evenly over the batter. Top with the remaining batter, and finish by sprinkling the remaining streusel mixture over the top.
- Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 20 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
- For extra flavor, toss the diced apples with 1 teaspoon of extra cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar before folding them into the batter.
- Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a light dusting of powdered sugar.
- If you prefer a thinner streusel layer, divide the batter evenly between the bottom layer and the top layer, using half the streusel after the first layer of batter.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 50 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30
- Sodium: 250
- Fat: 19
- Saturated Fat: 11
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 75