Description
Cinnamon Apple Crumble Cake is a cozy and comforting dessert with a tender cake base, juicy apple slices, and a buttery cinnamon crumble topping. It’s a delicious blend of apple pie and coffee cake, perfect for gatherings, tea time, or enjoying with coffee.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla bean seeds (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 4–5 baking apples, halved, cored, and sliced
Crumble:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup + 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla bean seeds (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
- 2 1/8 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and butter a 10-inch springform pan.
- In a mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each, until creamy.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture and mix until just combined.
- Spread batter into the prepared pan and arrange apple slices on top, pressing gently into the batter.
- For the crumble: whisk flour, sugar, vanilla, and 2 teaspoons cinnamon, then stir in melted butter until crumbles form.
- Sprinkle crumble evenly over the apples.
- Mix 2 teaspoons sugar with 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon and sprinkle over the crumble.
- Bake for 50–60 minutes, until golden and a skewer inserted in the center comes out nearly clean.
- Cool for at least 15 minutes before removing from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Use tart apples like Granny Smith or sweet ones like Honeycrisp for variety.
- Swap some white sugar for brown sugar for deeper flavor.
- Add chopped walnuts or pecans to the crumble for extra crunch.
- Pears can be used instead of apples for a twist.
- Best served slightly warm with ice cream or whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of cake)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
