This Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cake is fantastic! Chunky, soft bits of apples are studded throughout this light and fluffy cake, piled with delicious crumb!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Cakes/Cupcakes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Author: Hayley Parker, The Domestic Rebel
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Ingredients
FOR CRUMB:
2cupsbrown sugar
2¼cupsall-purpose flour
1tspground cinnamon
Pinchsalt
1cup(2 sticks butter) melted
FOR CAKE:
3/4cupbuttersoftened
1cupsugar
2eggs
1Tbspvanilla extract
1cupsour cream
2cupsall-purpose flour
1¼tspbaking powder
1/2tspbaking soda
1/2tspnutmeg
Pinchsalt
About 2 cups Granny Smith applespeeled and chopped into bite-sized pieces
FOR GLAZE:
1Tbspapple cider
About 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Liberally grease a 9-10" springform pan with cooking spray and set aside.
First, make your crumb. In a large bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, flour, salt and cinnamon until blended. Pour in the melted butter and stir to combine until moist, large clumps form. Set aside.
Meanwhile for the cake, in the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar for about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs, one at a time, then add in the vanilla and sour cream. Lastly, add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt until a soft, thick batter forms.
Spread HALF of the batter into the prepared pan. Batter will be thick, so work with it to spread it out. It'll only be a thin layer. Top with the chopped apples and HALF of the crumb mixture. Top with the remaining cake batter and finish with the remaining crumb mixture.
Bake for approx. 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean or with moist crumbs. Cool completely in the pan before glazing, then cut into slices.