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apple coffee cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Melissa Trent
Arlington, TX

I got this recipe from an old Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, but it was very bland so I tweaked it a little to make it taste better

(1 rating)
yield 6 -8
prep time 20 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For apple coffee cake

  • 4 c
    chopped apples
  • 1 c
    water
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1/3 c
    cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp
    cinnamon
  • 3 c
    flour
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1 c
    butter
  • 2
    eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1 Tbsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/4 c
    butter

How To Make apple coffee cake

  • 1
    In saucepan, combine apples and water. Simmer, covered about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice
  • 2
    Mix the 1 1/4 cups sugar, cornstarch, and 1 TBSP cinnamon. Stir into apple mixture. Cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Let cool.
  • 3
    In mixing bowl stir together the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, 2 tsp cinnamon and nutmeg. Cut in 1 cup butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
  • 4
    Combine the eggs, milk and vanilla, and add to the flour mixture, mixing until blended.
  • 5
    Spread 1/2 of the batter into a 13X9 greased baking dish. Spread cooled apple mixture over the batter. Spoon remaining batter in small mounds over the apple mixture, spreading out as much as possible.
  • 6
    Combine the 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup flour and 1 TBSP cinnamon. Cut in 1/4 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle mixture over batter in baking pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45-50 minutes
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