Delicious Apple Coffee Cake Recipe
Coffee cake falls into two categories; cake that actually has coffee in it and coffee cake that is eaten with coffee. The latter is most associated with the term coffee cake and is usually flavored with cinnamon, nuts and apples. Apple coffee cakes are quite common and often have a crumbly topping. Whichever you decide to make, there is sure to be a delicious coffee cake recipe that you can whip up to have with tea or as a luxurious breakfast food.
Apple Coffee Cake
This apple coffee cake recipe is very easy to make and ideal if you don't often bake. There are no fancy baking techniques when you make this coffee cake recipe. First cream a half cup of butter with one and a half cups of sugar. You can use a hand mixer or good old fashioned elbow grease and beat it all up till it is pale and smooth. Then add two eggs and one cup of milk and blend it till everything is mixed together.
In a separate bowl sift together three cups of all purpose flour, a teaspoon of salt and three teaspoons of baking powder. Stir this flour mixture into the batter and then stir in a half cup of apples. It is best to use a tart apple such as Granny Smiths or any other type of cooking apple. Red apples or very sweet apples will not work with this coffee cake recipe. Pour the mixture into a greased and lined 9 by 13 inch pan.
In a bowl mix together a half cup each of flour and sugar, adding a teaspoon of cinnamon and a little bit of nutmeg. Once this has been mixed together use a box grater to grate a quarter cup of butter into the mixture. This may sound odd but this really helps. Mix the butter in with the other ingredients until it sort of holds together then spread onto the cake batter. Bake the cake for 30 minutes at 350 F.
The resulting cake is delicious and moist and perfect with coffee. The topping is perfect because of the grated butter that will still hold some of its shape. If you are really health conscious and want to make the topping a little healthier, you can substitute the flour for oatmeal. The texture will be a little different but it will be just as delicious. If you want to add more apple flavor, you can put more apple chunks on the top of the cake before you put on the topping. Either way, this is a great coffee cake recipe that you can adapt to your tastes.
