This apple fritter coffee cake is so light, moist, fluffy and delicious that you will more than likely have two slices back to back.
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Calories
Author Divas Can Cook
Ingredients
APPLE FILLING
4cupsgranny smith applespeeled, cored and diced. (about 3 large apples)
1/2cupwhite sugar
1teaspooncinnamon
1tablespoonwater
CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE
1/3cupbuttersoftened
3/4cupwhite sugar
1/2cupapple sauce
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2eggs
2 1/4cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
1/2teaspoonsalt
1teaspooncinnamon
1cupsour cream
BROWN SUGAR TOPPING
1/2cupbrown sugarpacked
1teaspooncinnamon
GLAZE
2cupspowdered sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
4-6Tablespoonsmilk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F
Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan. Set aside.
Make the apple filling by placing the apples, white sugar, cinnamon and water into in a large saucepan.
Cook until apples are tender. Juice will thicken as the apples cool. Set aside.
Prepare the cinnamon coffee cake by creaming together butter and sugar in a large bowl.
Beat in apple sauce, vanilla extract, and eggs until well combined.
Mix in flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until well combined.
Mix in sour cream until well combined.Set aside.
Combined the brown sugar and cinnamon to make the brown sugar topping. Set aside.
Pour half of the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Spread apple filling evenly over batter and sprinkle with a third of the brown sugar topping.
Top with remaining batter and sprinkle on the rest of the brown sugar topping.
Bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out cool (see note)
While cake is baking prepare the glaze by combining powdered sugar, vanilla and just enough milk to make a glue-like texture.
When cake come out of the oven, poke a few holes in the cake.
Immediately spread the cake with the glaze.
Let glaze sit for about 15 minutes to harden a bit.
Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
When you check for doneness don't let the sticky apple filling trick you into thinking the cake isn't done. Be sure to inspect to make sure if your toothpick comes out sticky after 30 minutes to prevent over cooking the cake. My oven required exactly 30 minutes.