Description
This Apple Crumb Cake is buttery, moist, and loaded with cinnamon-spiced apples, topped with a golden crumb and finished with a sweet drizzle — cozy, comforting, and perfect for fall.
Ingredients
- Cake: Flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, sour cream, apples
- Crumb Topping: Flour, cinnamon, salt, butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar
- Cinnamon Drizzle: Butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, milk, pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare your pan.
- Mix dry ingredients for the cake.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, vanilla, and sour cream. Mix well.
- Fold in chopped apples.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Mix crumb topping ingredients and sprinkle over the batter.
- Bake until golden and a toothpick comes out clean (about 55–60 minutes).
- Prepare cinnamon drizzle and pour over the cooled cake.
Notes
Use Granny Smith for tartness or Honeycrisp for sweetness. Add nuts for extra crunch. Try swapping the cinnamon drizzle for maple syrup for a seasonal twist.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 27g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: apple crumb cake, cinnamon drizzle, fall baking, cozy desserts