apple coffee cake
This is a very quick and easy cake, just enough for dinner dessert. It is also a bit of a hybrid, it has a coarser grain.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Bake
yield
8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter, room temperature
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated
- 2 large apples, peeled, cored, and cut in 1/2 inch dice
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans (optional)
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
How To Make apple coffee cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour an 8- or 9-inch springform pan
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Step 2In electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and white sugar until pale and light, about 1 minute. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until light and fluffy, another minute or two. Beat in vanilla.
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Step 3Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Pour dry ingredients into mixer with the lemon zest, and mix until just combined. In medium bowl, toss together apples, brown sugar and nuts. Scrape batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top, and then sprinkle with the apple mixture.
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Step 4Bake until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake, about 35 to 40 minutes. (My cake took 45 minutes.) Let cool on a rack, then unmold and cut into wedges. Serves 8
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Step 5Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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Step 6NOTE: I used tart Granny Smith apples but Golden Delicious or Honeycrisp would work beautifully, too. I do not put the
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Category:
Cakes
Category:
Other Snacks
Keyword:
#quick and easy
Ingredient:
Fruit
Diet:
Low Fat
Diet:
Low Carb
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
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