Apple Coffee Cake

This Apple Coffee Cake recipe is full of cinnamon apple flavor and big enough to feed a crowd. No cake mix here. This one starts from scratch! When you’re looking for a hearty breakfast or brunch recipe, this is your recipe.

Apple Streusel Coffee Cake

This delicious coffee cake recipe is layered with cinnamon apples, pecans, and brown sugar. It makes your house smell like fall.

This uses a few bowls to put together but it’s worth it. This makes a 9×13 pan filled to the brim so make sure you have someone to share with.

HOW TO MAKE THIS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9×13 pan.
2. In a small bowl combine the apple pie filling and cinnamon; set aside.
3. In another small bowl combine the brown sugar and nuts. Don’t add the butter yet; set aside.
4. In large bowl combine flour, sugar, milk, ½ cup butter, eggs, baking powder and salt. Mix on low until barely combined and then on medium for 2 minutes.
5. Pour ½ of the batter into prepared pan. Spoon ½ of the pie filling evenly over batter. Spread ½ of the brown sugar mixture evenly over pie filling.
6. Pour remaining batter to pan and spoon remaining pie filling over top.
7. Now mix the 3 Tablespoons of melted Butter with the remaining brown sugar mixture. Sprinkle evenly over top of cake.
8. Bake 45-50 minutes until tester comes out clean. Let cake cool for 20 minutes before adding the glaze below.
9. For the Glaze: Combine the powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla. Gradually add the hot water until the mixture is smooth and desired consistency is reached. Add more if needed. Drizzle over cake.

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• Graham Streusel Coffee Cake
• Cream Cheese Cinnamon Casserole
• Blueberry Croissant Puff
• Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Bake
• French Toast Recipe
• Red Velvet Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls
• One-Pan Egg, Bacon, Potato Skillet
• Orange Rolls
• Pumpkin Pancakes
• Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Apple Coffee Cake

Christy Denney

3.95 from 18 votes

This Apple Coffee Cake recipe is full of cinnamon apple flavor and big enough to feed a crowd. No cake mix here. This one starts from scratch!

Print Pin Rate

Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Cook Time: 35 minutes mins

Total Time: 45 minutes mins

Servings: 16 servings

Ingredients

  

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Filling:

• 1 (20 ounce) can apple pie filling
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Brown Sugar Mixture:

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted, don't add this until the end

Cake:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 ½ cup milk
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 3 eggs
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Glaze:

• 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 cup hot water

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9×13 pan well.
• In a small bowl combine the apple pie filling and cinnamon; set aside.
• In another small bowl combine the brown sugar and nuts. Don’t add the butter yet; set aside.
• In large bowl combine flour, sugar, milk, ½ cup butter, eggs, baking powder and salt. Mix on low until barely combined and then on medium for 2 minutes.
• Pour ½ of the batter into prepared pan. Spoon ½ of the pie filling evenly over batter. Spread ½ of the brown sugar mixture evenly over pie filling.
• Pour remaining batter to pan and spoon remaining pie filling over top.
• Now mix the 3 Tablespoons of melted Butter with the remaining brown sugar mixture. Sprinkle evenly over top of cake.
• Bake 45-50 minutes until tester comes out clean. Let cake cool for 20 minutes before adding the glaze below.
• For the Glaze: Combine the powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla. Gradually add the hot water until the mixture is smooth and desired consistency is reached. Add more if needed. Drizzle over cake.

Cuisine: American

Course: Breakfast

Author: Christy Denney