Apple Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake

This easy Apple Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake is an easy and perfect fall recipe. Now that apple season is in full swing it's time to find some sweet and easy homemade dessert recipes using apples.

This easy Apple Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake takes only 30 minutes of rising time.

Baking with yeast doesn't have to be intimidating.

I love making homemade coffee cakes. They are really a perfect dessert paired with a cup of coffee after dinner. I love to serve my guests a piece of homemade coffee cake after one of our dinner parties

Back when I first started baking I would be filled with dread whenever I came across a very delicious looking recipe that called for yeast. Back then I would usually skip over that recipe and find another "easier" recipe that didn't require yeast. Now I know how silly that was and realize how many really good recipes I missed out on for no good reason. So if you are looking for an easy yeast dessert recipe to start with this is the one for you.

As long as you can mix up the ingredients in a bowl like any other recipe you can make you can make this easy coffee cake recipe.

I'm going to show you just how easy it is to make this Apple Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake recipe with step by step photos.

How to make a Streusel Coffee Cake with yeast.

Scroll to the bottom of this post for the full  Apple Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake recipe and print option.

Gather the ingredients together.

Measure the dry ingredients into a large bowl.

Warm the water and oil in the microwave until it is very warm to the touch. Add the water, oil, egg and vanilla to the bowl of dry ingredients.

Beat with a hand mixer for two minutes on medium.

Add the remaining flour to the bowl.

Beat the coffee cake batter for another 2 minutes.

Grease a 8x8 baking dish with solid shortening or butter and spread the batter into the pan. Cover with a clean dish towel.

So far so good. There is not much difference between this coffee cake recipe with yeast than any other recipe is there? If you have never baked with yeast now you know just how easy it really is.

Now this is the point in this yeast recipe when we have to let the dough rise. Since we've used Fleischmann’s® RapidRise® Yeast our dough will double in size in about 30 minutes. If your kitchen is drafty or cold place the baking dish in a warm area out of drafts. You could put it inside a microwave oven or in a cold oven. My kitchen is pretty warm so I just left the pan on the counter.

While the dough is rising prepare the apples and streusel topping.

How to make a Cinnamon Streusel Topping

1.  Mix all of the dry streusel topping ingredients in a small bowl.
2. Cut the cold butter into small pieces and add the butter to the dry ingredients.
3. Using a pastry cutter or a fork work the butter into the mixture until crumbly.
4. Set aside streusel topping until needed.

Prepare the apples by mixing with the fruit filling ingredients in a bowl.

By now 30 minutes should almost be up. If you placed your dough into the cold oven to rise remove it and place it on the counter.

Preheat the oven to 350 F. degrees. Take a peek under the towel at the dough. If it has doubled in size you are ready for the next steps. If it hasn't doubled in size replace the dish towel and let it rise for another 10 minutes or so.

 

Once the dough has doubled in size melt the 1 tablespoon of butter and add ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon. Gently brush the melted butter and cinnamon mixture over the top of the dough.

Arrange the apple slices over the coffee cake dough in a single layer.

Brush the apple slices with the remaining butter and cinnamon mixture.

Sprinkle the streusel topping over the apple slices.

Bake for 30-4o minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the center comes out clean.

If desired drizzle a simple powdered sugar glaze over the top before serving. I've included the recipe for the frosting below.

This Apple Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake recipe is perfect for your holiday dessert table.

Coffee Cake Dough Ingredients

•  2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 packet Fleischmann's® RapidRise® Yeast
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup water
• 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract (I used my Homemade Vanilla Extract)
• 1 tablespoon melted butter mixed with ¼ ground cinnamon (used in step 13 & 15

Fruit Filling Ingredients

• 2 Large Apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• ¼ teaspoon ground Cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Streusel Topping Ingredients

• ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup sugar
• ⅓ cup brown sugar
• ⅓ cup slivered almonds
• 1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon

Optional Sugar Glaze Ingredients

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1-2 tablespoons milk
• ½ teaspoon Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract

Coffee Cake Directions

1. Prepare and 8 x 8 inch baking pan by greasing it or lining it with parchment paper.
2. Preheat oven to 350 F. degrees.
3. Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl, set aside.
4. Whisk the wet ingredient in a separate small bowl.
5. Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients and with a hand held mixer beat for two minutes, dough will be very sticky.
6. Evenly spread the dough into all four corners of the  8 x 8 inch pan. (Using a spoon dipped into warm water and pushing with the bowl of the spoon will make spreading the dough into all corners much easier!).
7. Lightly cover the pan with a towel and allow to rise until doubled, about 20-30 minutes.
8. While waiting prepare the fruit filling and streusel topping.
9. Peel, core and slice the apples and mix with the remaining fruit filling ingredients in a small bowl, set aside until needed.
10. Next mix all the struesel ingredients in a small bowl. Using your hands (or a pastry cutter) work the butter into the dry ingredients until coarse crumbs form and set aside until needed.
11. Once the dough has risen. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter and mix with ¼ teaspoon ground Cinnamon.
12. Brush the top of the dough with the melted butter and cinnamon, reserving about ¼ to brush over the fruit.
13. Arrange the apple slices in a single layer over the top of the dough and pour any remaining juices from the bowl over the fruit.
14. Brush the apple slices with remaining butter and cinnamon mixture.
15. Sprinkle Streusel topping over the apple slices.
16. Bake in a preheated 350 F. degree oven for 30-40 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
17. Cool completely before cutting.
18. Once cool prepare the frosting if desired and drizzle over the top if desired.
19. Makes 9 servings.

 

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