Coffee cake is one of my favorite tasty treats…in theory – i am more often than not disappointed by the dry dense cake weighed down by a somewhat flavorless and stale crumb topping. This cake is so ridiculously moist and the crackly cinnamon-sugar top reminds me of the cinnamon toast my mom made growing up. yumm. Of course the apples are a delicious addition that also makes this toooootally healthy (its Christmas so I am going to stick with this theory).
You can make it a day or two early so it is perfect for a Christmas morning post-present rampage breakfast! That’s my plan anyway!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!
Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake
: adapted from WSJ recipe by Aleksandra Crapanzano
Yield: 1 10in cake
Ingredients
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
12 oz unsalted butter (3 sticks)
3 eggs
2½ cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp kosher salt
1 cup sour cream
fillings and toppings:
1 apple, cored and sliced (and each slice halved)
½ cup heavy cream
½ cup sugar
1 tbl cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Grease a 10in cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
Cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping the sides of the bowl once or twice.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
With the mixer on low alternate adding the dry ingredients and the sour cream - about ⅓ of each at a time. Mix just until combined.
Mix the 1 tablespoon of cinnamon into the ½ cup sugar. Spread half of the batter in your prepared cake pan, getting it all the way to the edges.
Sprinkle about 2 table of the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the batter then place a single layer of apples on top of this - pressing the gently into the batter.
Spread the rest of the batter over top - if you are making this ahead of time, stop here and continue to the next step just before baking.
Pour the ½ cup of heavy cream over the top of the cake then sprinkle the remaining cinnamon-sugar evenly over this.
Bake at 350˚F for 45 minutes, until the center is set.
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