Apple Streusel Coffee Cake
Apple Coffee Cake with cinnamon is full of warm flavors and can be made as a quick cake, or apple spice muffins with a streusel topping. Lots of cinnamon makes this extra delicious!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time50 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 331kcal
Streusel Topping:
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Cake or Muffin Ingredients:
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 medium apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1"pieces, Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, or Fuji
Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease 9" x 13" (or 8" x 11") glass baking dish, or 12-serving muffin tin
Making the Cake:
In a small bowl whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
In a large bowl whisk together brown sugar, egg, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla.
Add chopped apples and stir to coat.
Add reserved flour mixture and gently stir until completely combined.
Baking instructions for Cake:
Add cake mixture to prepared pan. Evenly sprinkle streusel topping over entire cake. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until top is golden brown, and cake is set. Insert toothpick or skewer into the center of the cake, it should come out clean, with no streaks of the batter. A few small crumbs are OKCool completely before cutting
Baking instructions for Apple Spice Muffins:
Line each muffin pan cup with a liner, or grease well.Fill each muffin cup to about 3/4 full. Do not overfill or your muffins will overflow. Evenly sprinkle streusel topping over each muffin.Bake about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let rest of about 5 minutes in muffin pan and remove to a wire rack to cool completely.Note: If making mini muffins cut cooking time to about 16 minutes
- To make mini muffins cut the cooking time to about 16 minutes
- Store at room temperature for up to 4 days, in a tightly sealed container
Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 235mg | Potassium: 133mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 2mg