Apple Crumb Cakes – Erren’s Kitchen

This classic Apple Crumb Cakes recipe combines juicy apples and a crunchy cinnamon crumb, perfect warmed as a dessert or with a cup of coffee.

You can’t beat a classic dessert like these delicious Apple Crumb Cakes. Moise cake with tender apples and a crunchy cinnamon crumb topping drizzled with cream cheese icing! It doesn’t get much better than that. I’m so happy to share this recipe with you.

I absolutely, love crumb cake.  I have to say that my favorite recipes are  New Jersey Crumb Cake and Pumpkin Spiced Coffee Cake with Maple Glaze.  

What apples for apple cake

Granny Smith and Golden Delicious apples are the best choices for cakes as they tend to hold up best under heat. granny smith apples are perfect if you like a tart flavor, and golden delicious are best for a sweeter choice.

To incorporate the apples into the cake, I simply shredded them and mixed them in the batter.  Nothing fancy, no messing around – just chopped apples in a cake that’s already pretty perfect!

To make your own buttermilk at home, add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup of milk. Full-fat milk is best, low-fat or skimmed milk will still work. Stir and let stand for 5 minutes. The mixture may look a little curdled, but that’s fine.

Step by Step Instructions

Start with making the topping by mixing white and brown sugar with cinnamon, and a little salt in a medium mixing bowl. Add the warm melted butter and stir to blend.  Add flour and mix with a fork until moist clumps form. Set aside.

Next prepare the cake batter and shredded apples. Combine.

Separate the cake batter evenly in the pan.  Then, top with the crumb topping and bake for 20-30 minutes.

Let cool on a wire rack completely before drizzling with the amazing cream cheese icing!

Serve and enjoy!

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Apple Crumb Cakes

Wonderful comforting moist cakes filled with apple and topped with a cinnamon crumb topping and drizzled with cream cheese icing.

Prep15 minutes minutes

Cook30 minutes minutes

Total45 minutes minutes

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Instructions

For the topping:

• Mix both sugars, cinnamon, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Add the warm melted butter and stir to blend.

• Add flour and mix with a fork until moist clumps form. Set aside.

For the cake:

• Preheat the oven 350F/170c.

• Grease 12 section mini loaf or brownie baking pan.

• In a medium mixing bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

• Beat the softened butter in a large bowl until light.

• Combine sugar with butter and beat until light and fluffy.

• Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until well blended after each addition.

• Mix buttermilk and vanilla until blended thoroughly.

• Add flour mixture in 3 stages, beating just until blended after each addition.

• Peel, core, and chop/shred the apples and fold them into the batter.

• Transfer the cake batter evenly to the prepared baking pan.

• Hand squeeze small handfuls of topping together to form small clumps. Drop topping clumps evenly over each cake, covering with a layer of topping.

• Bake 20-30 minutes or until the tester comes out clean and topping is deep golden brown and a little crisp.

• Cool cake in dish on rack at least 30 minutes.

For the icing:

• Mix the cream cheese butter, sugar, and vanilla. Add warm milk 1 tablespoon at a time until the glaze reaches the desired consistency.

• Drizzle each cake with icing and enjoy!

• Makes 12 – 15 cakes

Tips + Notes

• Ensure all your ingredients are at room temperature before you begin mixing your batter, it ensures they combine more evenly.
• If cream cheese icing isn’t your thing you can replace it with maple glaze or caramel icing. The choice is yours.
• To make ahead: prepare and bake the cake, allow to cool then cover tightly and refrigerate for up to two days. Make icing when ready to serve.
• These cakes can be frozen in a freezer-safe container for up to three months. Defrost thoroughly and ice when ready to eat.
• To make your own buttermilk at home, add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup of milk. Full-fat milk is best, low-fat or skimmed milk will still work. Stir and let stand for 5 minutes. The mixture may look a little curdled, but that’s fine.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 687 (34%)| Carbohydrates: 99g (33%)| Protein: 7g (14%)| Fat: 30g (46%)| Saturated Fat: 18g (113%)| Cholesterol: 106mg (35%)| Sodium: 628mg (27%)| Potassium: 259mg (7%)| Fiber: 2g (8%)| Sugar: 64g (71%)| Vitamin A: 1005IU (20%)| Vitamin C: 2.8mg (3%)| Calcium: 107mg (11%)| Iron: 2.4mg (13%)

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Course:Dessert

Cuisine:American

Keyword:apple crumb cake recipe, apple crumb cakes

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