apple spice cinnamon swirl coffee cake
I love a lot of "swirl" in my coffee cake, so I tested this one and it's a keeper... This cake is moist, not like a "bread." Hope you try it and like it too. Let me know your thoughts!! I would imagine you can bake them as a cupcake with a choice of wonderful frostings found on this site.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
If you love cinnamon and apples, this coffee cake is for you. It smells heavenly while baking. Starting with a spiced cake mix and apple muffin mix makes this easy to make and creates a yummy flavor combination. It's full of cinnamon and apples in every bite. This is dense and cake-like similar to most coffee cakes, but also very moist. We would encourage you to add the optional icing. The cake isn't sweet and the icing is a tasty final touch.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
12-24 +
Ingredients
- FOR CAKE:
- 1 box spice cake mix
- 1 package Marie Callander's apple muffin mix or any apple muffin mix (6 oz size)
- 3 - eggs (I used Egg Beaters)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 cup yogurt (I used the one with cream on the top)
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee
- 2 - fresh chopped apples (peeled and cored)
- 1 cup chopped nuts (I used pecan, cause it's all I had on hand)
- 1 cup almond milk
- FOR CINNAMON SWIRL
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
- FOR ICING (OPTIONAL)
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoon almond milk
How To Make apple spice cinnamon swirl coffee cake
Test Kitchen Tips
Mary says to use what pan you'd like. We opted for a 9x13 pan and baked it for about 40 minutes.
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Step 1For Cake: Sift together all the dry ingredients several times - cake and muffin mix, instant coffee, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside. -
Step 2In stand mixer, using paddle, starting on slow speed blend dry ingredients with eggs (one at a time).
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Step 3Add yogurt, milk, oil. Blend on medium speed for 2-3 minutes.
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Step 4Add apples and nuts. Blend a few more minutes until all ingredients are incorporated scraping the sides often.
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Step 5CINNAMON SWIRL (best to do this after batter has been mixed as it only takes a minute). Melt butter. Add sugars and cinnamon. If mixture is too thick add a few teaspoons of milk until the consistency of gravy.
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Step 6Pour your batters in prepared pans. For this one I used 6 mini loaf pans, filling to about 3/4 full. Test Kitchen Note: We used a 9x13 pan.
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Step 7Dollop cinnamon swirl onto the batter 2 tablespoons at a time.
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Step 8With a knife, gently swirl the cinnamon through being careful not to touch the bottom. NOTE: I learned the hard way, it sticks to the bottom and cake is difficult to get out.
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Step 9BAKE @ 350 for how however many minutes, depending on size pan. For the mini loaf pans, it took 30-33 minutes. It also depends on your oven. Test Kitchen Note: It took 40 minutes for our 9x13 pan.
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Step 10If you want an icing, with a mix whisk 3 tbsp of powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1-2 tbsp of almond milk.
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Step 11Drizzle or spread over cooled cakes.
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