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Apple Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Apple Sour Cream Coffee Cake Recipe

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 520
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup full-fat sour cream
  • 2 medium apples, peeled and diced (about 2 cups)
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour (for streusel)
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon (for streusel)
  • ¼ cup cold unsalted butter, diced

Method
 

  1. Make the streusel: Combine brown sugar, ½ cup flour, and cinnamon. Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Chill.
  2. Toss apples with 2 tbsp flour and set aside. In another bowl, whisk the 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
  3. Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
  4. Mix in sour cream until smooth, then add dry ingredients on low just until combined.
  5. Fold apples into the batter. Spread half the batter in a greased 9-inch springform, sprinkle with half the streusel, top with remaining batter, and finish with remaining streusel.
  6. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 50-55 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Cool 15 minutes, then release and slice.

Notes

For the best texture, use full-fat sour cream and don’t overmix after adding flour. If your apples are very juicy, pat them dry after dicing before flouring.