Apple Pie Coffee Cake
If you love warm apple pie but want something easy enough for breakfast or brunch, this Apple Pie Coffee Cake is the perfect recipe.
Tender cake, layers of cinnamon-spiced apples, and a buttery crumb topping come together for a homemade cake recipe that tastes just like a slice of apple pie.
It’s a great recipe for fall mornings, holiday brunches, or whenever you’re craving classic apple flavors without making a pie from scratch.
Serve it warm with a cup of coffee or tea for a cozy treat everyone will love.
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Why You’ll Love This Apple Pie Coffee Cake
- Tastes just like homemade apple pie in coffee cake form.
- Soft, buttery cake with plenty of cinnamon apples.
- Crisp streusel topping adds the perfect crunch.
- Easy enough for weekend breakfasts or holiday brunches.
- Great for using fresh fall apples.
- Delicious warm or at room temperature.
How to Make Apple Pie Coffee Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a loaf pan.
- Mix the wet ingredients, then stir together the dry ingredients.
- Combine the wet and dry mixtures until just incorporated.
- Spread half the batter in the pan, add the apple filling, then top with the remaining batter.
- Sprinkle with the crumb topping and bake until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool before slicing.
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Want to know which apples hold their shape best? My Best Apples for Baking guide has all the details.
Yes. Apple pie filling works if you’re short on time. Chop the apple slices into smaller pieces so they distribute evenly throughout the cake.
Firm baking apples like Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Braeburn, or Fuji hold their shape and provide the best flavor.
Yes. Bake it a day ahead and store it tightly covered at room temperature. Add the glaze just before serving for the freshest flavor.
Absolutely. Wrap individual slices or the entire cooled cake tightly and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before serving.
More Recipes to Bake Next
- If you have leftover apples to use up, try this easy Crockpot Apple Pie Filling for everything from pies to fall pancake recipes.
- If you’re in the mood for another cozy breakfast bake, this Blueberry Coffee Cake is always a family favorite.
Coffee cake with apple pie filling
Ingredients
- Apple Coffee Cake
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon optional
- 1 can apple pie filling or can use less, as desired
- For the streusel topping:
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup brow sugar
- 2 Tablespoons cinnamon
- 6 Tablespoons butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Grease or line a standard-sized loaf pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together the oil, eggs, vanilla and milk. Add in the sugar and continue to beat until no sugar crystals remain.
- In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and optional cinnamon.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the oil mixture until just combined.
- The number of apple layers you want in your cake will effect your assembly. For one apple layer, place 2/3 of the batter in the loaf pan and then spoon some apple pie filling into the centre – leaving 1” all around the apple pie filling to avoid it burning and causing the loaf to break in half.
- You may want to press down the apple pie filling a bit with the back of a spoon.
- Pour the remaining batter over the apple layer and smooth down.
- In a small bowl, combine the streusel topping ingredients and then sprinkle over the wet apple crumb cake batter.
- Bake your apple crumb cake for 30-35 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean of any batter (it will have some apple pie filling stuck to it).
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