Apple Spice Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake
By
Mary Gonzalez
@margoz
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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, then 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 a dense cake like most coffee cakes, but very moist too. We would encourage you to add the optional icing. The overall cake isn't sweet and the icing is a tasty final touch.
Note: Mary says to use what pan you'd like. We opted for a 9x13 pan and baked it for about 40 minutes.
Ingredients
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FOR CAKE:
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1 boxspice cake mix
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1 pkgMarie Callander's apple muffin mix or any apple muffin mix (6 oz size)
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3eggs (I used Egg Beaters)
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 Tbspcinnamon
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1 cyogurt (I used the one with cream on the top)
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1/3 coil
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1 Tbspinstant coffee
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2fresh chopped apples (peeled and cored)
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1 cchopped nuts (I used pecan, cause it's all I had on hand)
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1 calmond milk
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FOR CINNAMON SWIRL
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1/2 cmelted butter
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2 Tbspsugar
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1/2 clight brown sugar
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1 1/2 Tbspcinnamon
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FOR ICING (OPTIONAL)
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3 Tbsppowdered sugar
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1/2 tspvanilla extract
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1-2 Tbspalmond milk
How to Make Apple Spice Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake
- For Cake: Sift together all the dry ingredients several times - cake and muffin mix, instant coffee, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
- In stand mixer, using paddle, starting on slow speed blend dry ingredients with eggs (one at a time).
- Add yogurt, milk, oil. Blend on medium speed for 2-3 minutes.
- Add apples and nuts. Blend a few more minutes until all ingredients are incorporated scraping the sides often.
- CINNAMON 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.
- Pour 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. - Dollop cinnamon swirl onto the batter 2 tablespoons at a time.
- With 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. - BAKE @ 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. - If you want an icing, with a mix whisk 3 tbsp of powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1-2 tbsp of almond milk.
- Drizzle or spread over cooled cakes.
