Caramel Apple Coffee Cake is a simple but delicious twist on coffee cake, made with fresh apples and brown sugar & cinnamon topping.
Welcome to Day #4 of Halloween Week on the blog. Nothing says Halloween like a caramel apple, so today I am sharing my new favorite twist on this fall treat.
I love coffee cake. Especially during the fall and winter seasons when we have more gatherings in our home. In addition, I love taking coffee cake to family and friends. It is one of those treats that everyone loves and yet, aren’t expecting.
I love to make twists off of my Best Ever Coffee Cake recipe. This twist with caramel and apples is just a fall classic. So I used instant caramel pudding to give it the caramel flavor, and then fresh apples and apple sauce to give it that touch of sweetness. I didn’t want to saute the apples and make this cake overly sweet, so just tossing them in halfway through baking worked out wonderfully.
I am welcoming fall with open arms and a slice (or two) of this Caramel Apple Coffee Cake. Enjoy friends. XOXO San
How do you make Caramel Apple Coffee Cake?
Preheat oven to 350; grease 9×13 pan.
Mix all the ingredients for the cake in a mixer for 7 minutes (this is the key to make the pudding set).
Meanwhile, mix together brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
Once the cake is done mixing for 7 minutes, pour half of the batter in the greased 9 x1 3 metal pan.
Sprinkle ½ of the brown sugar mix over the cake in the pan.
Pour the remaining batter on and sprinkle with remaining sugar.
Place in oven and bake 15-20 minutes.
Open oven and gently sprinkle the chopped apples over the coffee cake.
Close oven and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until the cake is set and is pulling away from the edges.
Let it completely cool.
Then, cut, serve and devour.
What to eat or drink with coffee cake?
I love having a slice of coffee cake for or with breakfast!
It goes perfect with any hot drink, coffee, tea, etc…
A personal favorite is a hot cup of tea and a slice of cake on a cold winter morning!
If you love coffee cake recipes, be sure to check these out: Maple Pecan Coffee Cake, Copycat Starbucks Coffee Cake, or a fun twist on “coffee cake” Coffee Cream Cake.
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Caramel Apple Coffee Cake
Ingredients
Coffee Cake
- 1 yellow or butter cake mix NOT prepared, I prefer Duncan Hines
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup apple sauce
- ½ cup instant caramel pudding
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Cinnamon Swirl & Topping
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 1.2 teaspoons of cinnamon
- 2 granny smith apples peeled, cored, and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350; grease 9x13 pan.
- Mix all the coffee cake ingredients in a mixer for 7 minutes (this is key to make the pudding set). I love to use my Kitchen Aid mixer for this!
- Meanwhile, mix together brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Once the cake is done mixing for 7 minutes, pour half of the batter in the greased 9 x 13 metal pan. Sprinkle ½ of the brown sugar mix over the cake in the pan.
- Pour the remaining batter on and sprinkle with remaining sugar. Do not add apples yet.
- Place in oven and bake 15-20 minutes. Open oven and gently sprinkle the chopped apples over the coffee cake. Close oven and bake for another 15-20 minutes or until the cake is set and is pulling away from the edges.
- Let it completely cool. Then, cut, serve and devour.
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Goodness, this looks ahhhhmazing, Sandra! And SO simple! I am so excited to start digging into all flavors of fall and this is just the recipe I need 🙂