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Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

A delicious Caramel Apple Coffee Cake that reminds us of all the reasons we love Fall baking! Perfectly moist and loaded with Honey Crisp Apples and chopped walnuts. 
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, English
Keyword Best Coffee Cake Recipe, Caramel Apple Cake
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 24 slices
Author Melissa

Ingredients

Cake Batter

  • 1/2 cup Butter melted
  • 2 Eggs
  • 3 cups Flour AP
  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 4 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 cup chopped Honey Crisp Apples peeled and diced small
  • 1.5 cups Milk we use 1%
  • pinch Kosher Salt
  • 1/2 cup Chopped Walnuts
  • 1 tbsp Apple Pie Spice

Streusel Topping

  • 1 cup Flour AP
  • 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 6 tbsp Butter melted
  • 1 Honey Crisp Apple Thinly Sliced for under the streusel (see photo)
  • 1/2 cup Caramel Sauce

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 F, grease one 9x13 pan or 3 small loaf pans (approx. 9x5).
  • Combine all cake ingredients, except the walnuts and apple pieces, in a stand mixer and beat on medium low speed until well mixed.
  • Fold in your walnuts and apples, gently mixing until combined. 
  • Pour into your prepared pan(s), be sure to divide evenly if using multiple.

Topping

  • Top cake with your sliced apples before adding streusel.
    Baking pan with apple cake batter topped with thinly sliced apples.
  • In a small bowl combine all topping ingredients, mix with a fork until butter coats the flour and begins to form small pea size crumbles.
  • Sprinkle over the top of your cake and gently press into apple slices. Sprinkle walnuts over top if desired.
  • Bake cake for 30-40 minutes (this will vary based off of your pans and oven so PLEASE set a timer and check for toothpick to come out clean after 30 mins)
  • Once cooled drizzle the cake with your caramel sauce!

Notes

The caramel sauce used was a homemade one (recipe can be found below).