Caramel Apple Coffee Cake Recipe

A coffee cake has always been one of my favorite cake recipes.  I love the sweet crunchy brown sugar topping on crumb cakes.  This Caramel Apple Coffee Cake recipe is a deliciously sweet crumb cake and is perfect to enjoy with your favorite coffee or tea or while you sit and read a good book or enjoy a sunset.

Coffee cakes have always been a favorite in my home. I remember growing up, my grandmother, my aunt, and my mom would make a pot of coffee and enjoy a slice of cake on Sunday afternoon. It seemed like if you were sitting at the kitchen table chatting with friends and family, it was time to get out the coffee cake and coffee.

Now, today, when my sisters and I go to our mom’s house (frequently on Sunday afternoon’s), we continue the coffee talk tradition as we have a slice of cake and a cup of coffee as we sit and chat.

This Caramel Apple Coffee Cake is simple to make. If you like apples, cinnamon, and caramel, you will definitely want to give this cake a try. The sweet and crunchy topping from the brown sugar makes will make this a favorite crumb cake recipe, too.

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Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

45 mins

Total Time

1 hr

 

Sweet apple crumb cake to enjoy. Pairs perfectly with coffee or hot tea.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 8

Ingredients

Cake:

• 1 stick butter softened
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg room temperature
• ¼ cup apple sauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cup flour spooned and leveled
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 ¾ cup green apples diced

Filling:

• 8- ounce package cream cheese softened
• ½ cup caramel topping

Topping:

• 6 tablespoons butter cold and cubed
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

1. Prepare an 8x8 inch pan.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. For cake: In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar, until light and fluffy.
4. Add in egg, apple sauce, and vanilla. Beat until just combined.
5. In a separate bowl, add flour, baking powder and soda, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk until combined.
6. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, and mix until combined.
7. Gently fold in apples.
8. Pour into pan.

9. For the filling: In a mixing bowl, add cream cheese and caramel. Beat until light and fluffy.

10. 10. Dollop cream cheese onto cake batter.

11. 11. For the topping: In a mixing bowl, add topping ingredients.

12. 12. Using your hands, squeeze butter into dry ingredients. Keep mixing until crumbly.
13. 13. Sprinkle topping over cake.
14. 14. Bake for 42-45 minutes, or until beginning to brown.

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