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Easy Caramel Cake recipe
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5 from 1 vote

Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

Calories: 321kcal
Author: D. Durand Worthey

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground clove
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 farm fresh eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, add the wet ingredients (vegetable oil, yogurt, pure vanilla extract, and eggs), using a wire whisk mix well until the mixture is well-combined and smooth. Set aside.
  • Into the bowl of a stand mixer, add the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, Kosher salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, clove, and light brown sugar. Mix on low until the ingredients are thoroughly combined. 
  • With the stand mixer on low, start spooning the wet mixture into the dry ingredients until the wet ingredients have been fully incorporated into the dry ingredients. Do not over mix.
  • Coat a clean and dry 9-inch springform pan with canola oil spray, make sure to spray the inside wall of the container as well as the bottom. 
  • Add half of the coffee cake batter into the springform pan, along with half of the apples and half of the streusel mix. 
  • Spoon in the remaining batter along with the apples. 
  • Top with the remaining streusel mixture.
  • Place onto the center rack of a 350-degrees preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 
  • Remove the coffee cake from the oven and allow it to cool for 15-20 minutes.
  • Drizzle with salted or unsalted caramel sauce.
  • Serve. 

Notes

Directions on making the Streusel

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour 
  • 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon gingerbread spice
  • 3 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
  • 4 tablespoons salted caramel or regular caramel sauce, reserved

Directions:

Add all of the ingredients into a small bowl (minus the caramel sauce), and using a table fork mix well, it should resemble wet sand. Set aside. 

Apples

Ingredients:
  • 2 Honeycrisp apples peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

  1. Place a medium skillet over medium-low heat, add apples, light brown sugar, unsalted butter, and ground cinnamon.
  2. Stir ingredients until the apples are coated with light brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon mixture.
  3. Continue to stir over heat for five minutes without browning.
  4. Spoon apples into a small bowl to cool. Set aside.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 321kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 273mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g