Apple Crumb Cake

Perfectly sweet, moist Apple Crumb Cake - made with fresh apples, ground cinnamon, and a delicious brown sugar pecan topping. One of our family's favorite desserts... and it doubles as a sweet breakfast treat!

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 45

Servings:

Calories: 294kcal

Author: Cathy Trochelman

Ingredients

Cake

2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup buttermilk OR sour milk
2 cups apples peeled & chopped (I used Gala)

Topping

1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup pecans chopped
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the cinnamon and vanilla extract and mix well.
To the creamed butter, add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk until all ingredients are thoroughly incorporated.
Stir in the apples.
Pour the batter into a greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Combine the topping ingredients and sprinkle evenly over the top.
Bake at 350°F for 40-50 minutes, until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Notes

To make buttermilk:

Combine 1 Tablespoon lemon juice or white vinegar with 1 cup milk.

Recipe Variations

Use any variety of apples, chopped or grated
Substitute whole wheat or gluten free flour for all purpose
Add ground nutmeg, ginger, or cardamom OR use apple pie spice instead of cinnamon
Substitute streusel topping or cinnamon cream cheese frosting for the topping
Use granulated sugar instead of brown sugar for the topping
Add pecans to the cake batter AND the topping
Substitute walnuts for the pecans

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