A delicious cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake recipe with a surprise layer of cream cheese filling, and a simple streusel crumb topping. Serve the cake with a side of coffee for breakfast, brunch, or even dessert!
Looking for more apple recipes? Try this Apple Pie, Baked Apples, Apple Crisp, or the best Apple Bundt Cake!
What I love about this recipe:
Layers: It has three layers to love, including a moist homemade apple cake, cream cheese filling, and cinnamon streusel topping.
Cozy: bring the café feel to your home by servings this coffee cake alongside a cup of hot coffee or other warm beverage.
How to make Apple Coffee Cake:
Prepare Streusel Topping: Combine all the streusel topping ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.
Make Cake Batter: In a large bowl beat together ¼ cup butter and ¾ cup brown sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg, sour cream, and vanilla then mix to combine.
Stir flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Add to the butter mixture and stir to combine.
Prepare apples and fold into the batter. (I peel my apples using a johnny apple peeler to peel and slice all at once) Pour batter into prepared baking dish then smooth into an even layer.
Cream Cheese Filling: Use electric mixers to mix together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth then spread over the cake batter in the pan.
Bake: Sprinkle streusel topping over the cream cheese mixture and bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Allow the cake to cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting and serving.
Serve cinnamon apple coffee cake with coffee for breakfast, for brunch, or even dessert.
Freezing Instructions:
Allow the apple crumb cake to cool completely then cover tightly and freeze for up to 3 months. Allow to come to room temperature before serving.
More Brunch Favorites:
- Sour Cream Coffee Cake
- Cinnamon Roll Cake
- German Pancakes
- Breakfast Biscuits
- Pumpkin Waffles
- Homemade Scones
- Chocolate Banana Bread
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Recipe
Apple Coffee Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1/4 cup butter , softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup sour cream , or plain Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- dash of salt
- 1 1/2 cups diced, peeled Granny Smith apples
Cream Cheese Layer:
- 8 ounces cream cheese , softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
Streusel Topping:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter cold, diced
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans , optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and grease an 8×8 inch pan.
- Streusel topping: Combine all the streusel topping ingredients in a small bowl. Mix with a fork, or your fingers, until the mixture resembles crumbs. Set aside.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl beat together ¼ cup butter and ¾ cup brown sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg, sour cream, and vanilla and mix to combine.
- Mix dry ingredients: Stir flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Add to the butter mixture and stir to combine.
- Add apples to the batter. Pour batter into prepared baking dish and smooth into an even layer.
- Cream cheese filling: Use electric mixers to mix together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Spread over the cake batter in the pan.
- Top with streusel topping.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
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I originally shared this recipe September 2017. Updated October 2020 and October 2023.
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Best cake in the world people bake it
What a delicious dessert! I will definitely make this again.
What is the purpose of the BAKING POWDER in the Streusel Topping in your Apple Coffee Cake recipe??
Helps give the crumble a fuller texture, puff. I do the same thing in my apple crisp toppings.
This recipe is so scrumptious. Enjoyed every bite.
My new favorite coffee cake!
Came out perfectly though I did add a splash of boiling water to the cream cheese mixture to get a smoother consistency
I knew it was going to be good when I couldn’t stop taste testing the batter. Came out excellent. I actually moved recently and vanilla didn’t make it so I splashed in a smidge of Bailey’s & Kahlua.
So amazing! I love every recipe but this one is so delicious!
Really enjoyed your site. Thank you for posting. You’ve got a new fan.
Delicious! Used 1/2 cup of applesauce as sub for apples. Came out great.