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Apple Crumb Cake

This is the most delicious Apple Crumb Cake! It has a delicious moist vanilla cinnamon cake, filled with cinnamon sugar apples, a crumb topping and a maple glaze, that will send you straight to dessert paradise. This cake is full of warm spices and feels like a warm hug.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices
Calories 570 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

CINNAMON APPLES

  • 4 small or 3 large red gala apple diced
  • 1 ½ tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

CRUMBLE

  • 120 g all-purpose flour
  • 200 g dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 85 g butter room temperature

VANILLA CINNAMON CAKE

  • 340 g all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 125 g butter room temperature
  • 225 g granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs room temperature
  • 225 g sour cream 14-18% room temperature
  • 40 g vegetable oil e.g. canola oil
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

MAPLE GLAZE

  • 125 g powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon sour cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-2 teaspoon water

The US customary cup measurement serves as a rough estimate, as it can have uncertainties, so for precise results, it's recommended to weigh your ingredients using a digital scale in grams. Baking is both an art and a science, which most often requires precision and accuracy.

Instructions
 

CINNAMON APPLES

  • Dice the apples into small cubes and toss them in granulated sugar and cinnamon. Overtime the sugar will drag out some of the liquid in the apples, avoid adding that to the cake when placing the apples. Set it aside
    4 small or 3 large red gala apple, 1 ½ tablespoon granulated sugar, 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

CRUMBLE

  • Add flour, brown sugar and butter to another bowl. Mix it together by hand or with an electric hand mixer, until it forms a crumble structure. Set it aside.
    120 g all-purpose flour, 200 g dark brown sugar, 85 g butter, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

VANILLA CINNAMON CAKE

  • Preheat the oven at 175ºC/350ºF conventional oven and prepare a 23 cm/9-inch springform with parchment paper.
  • Sift together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon and salt and set it aside.
    340 g all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, 2 ¼ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt
  • Add granulated sugar and butter to a large bowl and using a stand mixer, with a paddle attachment, or a hand mixer, mix it together on high speed for 3 minutes.
    225 g granulated sugar, 125 g butter
  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the eggs one at a time into the mixture, on low speed mix it, until combined.
    3 eggs
  • Continue by adding ½ of the flour mixture on low speed. Then add the sour cream, oil and vanilla extract and mix it in. Add the other half of the flour mixture and give it a final mix until just combined. Scape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to make sure all the ingredients have been incorporated.
    40 g vegetable oil, 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, 225 g sour cream 14-18%
  • Add half the cake batter into the prepared springform and even it out. Then divide the cinnamon sugar apples on top. Add the remaining cake batter and even it out. Finally top it with the crumble.
  • Bake it for 1 hour and 5-10 minutes.
  • Let the cake cool on a wire rack. After 10 minutes, gently drag a thin knife along the edge of the cake to release the cake from the springform. Let it cool down completely on the wire rack.

MAPLE GLAZE

  • Move the chilled cake to a serving dish. Stir together all of the ingredients for the glaze until smooth. Add extra water or powdered sugar if needed. Drizzle it over the cake and it’s ready to be served.
    125 g powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 teaspoon sour cream, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, 1-2 teaspoon water

Nutrition

Calories: 570kcalCarbohydrates: 87gProtein: 6gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 317mgPotassium: 179mgFiber: 3gSugar: 55gVitamin A: 652IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 104mgIron: 2mg
Keyword apple, apple crumble, crumb cake
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