Apple Caramel Coffee Cake Recipes | Moist & Easy Fall Desserts

Apple Caramel Coffee Cake is the ultimate fall treat. This cake is ideal for family breakfasts, festive gatherings, or enjoying with a warm cup of coffee. This apple caramel coffee cake will become your new favorite baking recipe. It’s easy to prepare, packed with autumn flavors, and stays delicious for days.

Caramel Apple Coffee Cake Recipe

The brown sugar cinnamon apple cake in Easy Caramel Apple Coffee Cake is stacked with delicious streusel and topped with salted caramel. It's the ideal easy fall treat that everyone will enjoy. Any group will love this recipe, which is one of those delicious fall recipes.

Additionally, it's pleasant and simple to create. Making this coffee cake in the fall is a great idea, especially after you and your loved ones have gone apple picking. You can prepare it in advance because it will remain tasty and moist for days or save it for yourself to eat every day until it runs out.

Yield: 9 servings

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 40 minutes

Total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients to Make this Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

For the streusel:

• 50 grams, or 1/4 cup sugar that is light brown
• 64 grams, about half a cup Organic All-Purpose Bob's Red Mill Flour
• One teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 43 grams, or three tablespoons Melted unsalted butter
• Two tablespoons, or 56 grams Salted caramel sauce 

For the coffee cake:

• Two cups, or 254 grams Organic All-Purpose Bob's Red Mill Flour
• One teaspoon of baking powder
• Half a teaspoon of baking soda
• Half a teaspoon of sea salt, fine
• Half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg, ground
• One cup, or 200 grams sugar that is light brown
• Half a cup (100 grams) veggie oil.
• Eight ounces (227 grams) plain yogurt or sour cream, at room temperature
• Two medium Granny Smith apples (200 grams), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 56 grams (2 tablespoons) of salted caramel sauce, to drizzle
• Two large egg, beaten

Instructions to Make this Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

• Set the oven's temperature to 350°. Apply nonstick cooking spray to the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.

To make the streusel:

• Using a fork, mix all the streusel ingredients (excluding the caramel) in a small bowl until crumbly. Put aside.

To make the cake:

• Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Combine the eggs, sour cream, and oil in a small bowl. Pour in the wet ingredients after creating a well in the middle of the dry ingredients. Stir gently until there are still some flour streaks visible. Fold in the apples gently.
• Half of the batter should be spooned into the pan. Drizzle with caramel sauce and top with half of the streusel. Cover the streusel with the remaining batter. Add the remaining streusel over top.
• A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean after 35 to 40 minutes of baking. Let it cool for fifteen minutes. Before serving, drizzle with salted caramel sauce.
• Slice and serve. Keep leftovers at room temperature for up to four days, covered.

You can also try this caramel apple coffee cake recipe if you like.

Caramel Apple Coffee Cake Recipe

Fall breakfast is best served with caramel apple coffee cake! You'll adore this buttery cake with layers of caramel sauce, streusel topping, and caramelized apples. 

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cook time: 50 minutes 

Total time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Yield: 9 servings

Ingredients to Make this Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

For the streusel:

• 3/4 cup of flour
• Half a cup of sugar
• Half a cup of light brown sugar
• One teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• Unsalted butter, 6 tablespoons
• One tablespoon of icy water

For the apple:

• Unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon
• Two cups of apples, chopped
• 1/8 tsp cinnamon and 3 tablespoons sugar

For the cake:

• One and Half a cup of flour
• One teaspoon of baking powder
• Half a teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon of salt
• Six tablespoons of room-temperature unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup of sugar
• One and Half a teaspoon of vanilla extract
• One large egg, at room temperature, plus one egg yolk
• Two thirds of a cup of room temperature, fat-free Greek yogurt
• 1/3 cup room temperature low-fat buttermilk

For the topping:

• 3/4 cup of salted caramel sauce

Instructions to Make this Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly sprinkle an 8-inch square baking pan with flour and spray it with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt to make the streusel. With constant swirling, cook butter in a large pot over medium heat until it foams, becomes clear, and then turns medium brown, about 5 minutes. After transferring the browned butter to a glass measuring cup, let it to cool for five minutes.
• Utilizing a fork, thoroughly mix the cooled butter into the flour mixture. Add the ice water and stir until the streusel crumbles. Before using, let it cool down.
• Melt the butter in the same saucepan over medium heat for the apples. Cook the apples, sugar, and cinnamon for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the apples begin to caramelize and soften a little. Place aside to allow it to reach room temperature.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt for the cake. In a large mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar, and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat thoroughly after adding the egg and yolk one at a time. In a small bowl, combine the buttermilk and yogurt. Turn the speed down to low and add the flour mixture in three additions, starting and ending with the flour mixture and then switching with the yogurt mixture.
• Using an offset spatula, smooth the batter after spooning it into the prepared pan. In order to minimize air bubbles, tap sharply. Leaving the juices in place, spoon the apples over the batter using a slotted spoon. Over the apples, scatter the cooled streusel.
• A toothpick inserted in the center of the coffee cake should come out clean or with a few crumbs after 50 to 55 minutes of baking, or until it is golden and springs back to the touch. Start testing after 45 minutes, as baking time will vary depending on how wet the apples are. Before adding caramel sauce and serving, let the pan cool on a wire rack for at least an hour.

You can also try this caramel apple coffee cake recipe if you like.

Caramel Apple Coffee Cake Recipe

Put this Caramel Apple Coffee Cake on your list of things to bake this fall! This cake is exceptionally moist and tasty because it contains a lot of brown sugar, sliced apples, and sour cream. Its buttery crumb topping is enhanced by the addition of caramel sauce. 

Preparation time: 40 minutes

Total time: 1 hour 45 minutes

Servings: 10

Ingredients to Make this Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

For the crumb topping:

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour and ¼ cup of sugar
• Two tablespoons of brown sugar.
• A single teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• One-half teaspoon of salt
• Six tablespoons of unsalted butter softened

For caramel apple coffee cake:

• Two and a half cups all-purpose flour
• One teaspoon each of baking powder and salt
• One teaspoon of baking soda
• 3/4 cup of softened unsalted butter
• One cup of granulated sugar and 1/4 cup of brown sugar
• Three large eggs
• One teaspoon of vanilla extract, pure
• One cup of sour cream
• Two large cups of chopped, peeled apples

For salted caramel sauce:

• 3/4 cup of granulated sugar
• Two tablespoons of light corn syrup
• Two tablespoons water and half a cup of heavy cream
• Two tablespoons of chopped unsalted butter and 3/4 teaspoon of salt, or to taste
• One teaspoon of vanilla extract

Instructions to Make this Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

For crumb topping:

• Combine the flour, sugars, salt, and cinnamon in a stand mixer using the paddle attachment. On medium-low speed, add the butter and mix until the mixture comes together and dough clumps start to form. When done, a firm squeeze should hold the mixture together.
• While you prepare the cake batter, scrape the crumb topping clumps into a bowl and refrigerate.

For the caramel apple coffee cake:

• Set the oven's temperature to 350°F. Set aside a 10-inch tube pan that has been greased and floured.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Put aside.
• Add the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar to the stand mixer bowl from before (do not clean it after preparing the crumb topping). Beat the butter and sugars on medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes, or until light and fluffy, using the paddle attachment. Scrape down the bowl's sides after turning off the mixer.
• Add the eggs one at a time while the mixer is set on medium-low. Before adding the next egg, let the previous one completely incorporate. Mix until smooth after adding the vanilla extract.
• Reduce the speed of the mixer, then add half of the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Stir in the sour cream until well blended. Then, integrate the remaining dry ingredients by mixing them in. It's acceptable to have a few dry flour streaks.
• Add the diced apples after stopping the mixer.
• Pour the batter into the pan that has been prepared. It will be a thick batter. Use the back of a spoon or a spatula to smooth it out.
• After taking the crumb topping out of the fridge, scatter it over the batter in large clumps. When a wooden skewer is pushed into the thickest portion of the cake, it should come out clean or with a few wet crumbs. Bake the cake for 45 to 55 minutes on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Before taking the cake out of the tube pan, let it cool fully on a wire rack.
• Before serving, pour caramel sauce over the cake.

For salted caramel sauce:

• In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the water, corn syrup, and sugar; stir gently to mix. Without stirring, bring the sugar mixture to a boil over high heat. Cook until the sugar mixture becomes a medium golden amber color and the bubbles start to slow down.
• After removing the caramel from the heat, mix in the heavy cream very slowly. Be careful since the mixture will steam and boil.
• Stir in vanilla extract, butter, and salt until well blended.
• Move the caramel to a container or jar that can withstand heat and let it cool at room temperature. As it cools, the caramel will get thicker. Until you're ready to use it, keep it in the refrigerator.
• Refrigerating the caramel will cause it to solidify. To serve, microwave the caramel until pourable.

Conclusion: Apple Caramel Coffee Cake

Apple Caramel Coffee Cake is more than just a coffee cake. Apple caramel coffee cake every slice is pure perfection. This recipe guarantees compliments and cravings. Try it once, and it will become a fall baking tradition you’ll look forward to every year.

Read Also:

Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Best Desserts for Cafes

The Essential 8-Inch Cake Pan Guide

9-Inch Vs 8-Inch Cake Pan

Moist Coffee-Infused Cakes