# Recipe – Apple Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Crumble

- Link: https://lifeandwork.blog/recipe-apple-coffee-cake-with-cinnamon-crumble/
- Published: 2026-07-05T16:23:26-05:00
- Author: Bert Swope

This coffee cake is a nice way to start off the fall baking season when apples are
plentiful. However, it’s a nice treat any other time of the year when you may have
a spare Granny Smith apple laying around. If you don’t happen to have a Granny Smith
apple most any other eating or cooking Apple will work just fine.

## Ingredients

### For Cake

 * 2 cups all-purpose flour
 * 2 tsp baking powder
 * ¼ cup granulated sugar
 * 10 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
 * 2 eggs
 * 1 cup milk

### For Cinnamon Apple

 * 1 Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced
 * 2 tbsp sugar
 * 1 tsp ground cinnamon

### For Cinnamon Crumble

 * ½ cup brown sugar
 * ¼ cup flour
 * ½ tsp ground cinnamon
 * ¼ cup unsalted butter, small diced and cold

**Preparation Directions**

 * Preheat oven to 375°F
 * Line cake pan with aluminum foil on the bottom up to the side.
 * **For cinnamon apple: **Mix the sliced apple with sugar and ground cinnamon. 
   Toss until apple slices are evenly covered. Set aside.
 * **For apple cake:** Combine flour and baking powder together in a bowl, mix until
   incorporated and set aside.
 * **For Cinnamon Crumble**: Prepare cinnamon crumble by mixing brown sugar, flour,
   cinnamon, and butter together with your hands for 3-5 minutes until it forms 
   a nice crumble. Set aside.
 * **For Cake:** Prepare the pan by mixing softened unsalted butter and sugar until
   creamy and pale for about 2-3 minutes.
 * Add in eggs and continue mixing until just combined.
 * Next, add flour mixture alternating with the milk, beating until just blended
 * Transfer mixture to the prepared cake pan.
 * Sprinkle the top with cinnamon-sugared apples in a single layer and sprinkle 
   the cinnamon crumble over the apples.
 * Bake in the oven for 55 minutes to 1 hour-10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted
   into the center comes out clean.
 * Remove from the oven and let it cool for 15 minutes before taking it out from
   the pan.

## Cook’s Notes

 * Enjoy with sugar glaze if desired; mix together 2 tbsp milk and ½ cup powdered
   sugar

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