Caramel Apple Coffee Cake is a simple but delicious twist on a coffee cake with fresh apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon topping.
I am all about the caramel apples during the fall, and there’s no better way to enjoy that flavor combination than with this fantastic coffee cake. A slice of this caramel apple coffee cake is perfect with coffee or tea.
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 isn’t expected.
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I am obsessing over this caramel apple coffee cake and have now claimed it as my favorite. My daughter, Jersey, claims the pumpkin spice is the best, while my husband, Jake, says the classic can’t be beaten. It doesn’t matter—coffee cake is easy to make, and we can rotate through all of our favorites this fall, baking up one every Sunday.
Easy Apple Coffee Cake
This twist on a fall classic with caramel and apples is full of apple flavor, thanks to the applesauce in the batter and the caramel apple topping.
I like to cook the apples first for this recipe, so they are nice and soft. Then, they are combined with caramel, all of which can be made ahead.
Then, I used a spice cake mix, which added a ton of fall flavors. It’s my favorite secret ingredient, making the cake a breeze.
Sandra’s Tips
Ingredients
- Chopped apples
- Butter
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Boxed spice cake mix – I prefer Duncan Hines
- Eggs
- Canola or vegetable oil
- Water
- Apple sauce
- Instant vanilla pudding
- Vanilla
- Brown sugar
Recipe Steps
Place the apples, butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a saucepan and cook on medium-high heat until a caramel sauce forms and the apples soften. Set aside to cool completely.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13″ metal pan.
Combine the cake mix, eggs, oil, water, apple sauce, pudding mix, and vanilla in a mixer and mix them for seven minutes (this is key to making the pudding set).
While the batter is mixing, make the topping by combining brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle half of the brown sugar mix over the batter.
Pour the rest of the batter into the pan, and then sprinkle the rest of the cinnamon sugar over the top.
Place in oven and bake the cake for 15 to 20 minutes. Open the oven and sprinkle the caramel apples over the coffee cake.
Close the oven and bake the coffee cake for another 15 to 20 minutes, or until it is set and pulling away from the edges.
Allow it to cool completely before slicing and serving.
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Caramel Apple Coffee Cake
Ingredients
Coffee Cake
- 1 spice cake mix just the dry mix! 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 vanilla pudding
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Cinnamon Swirl
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
Caramel Apple Topping
- 2 apples peeled, cored, and chopped into 1/2" pieces
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- sprinkle cinnamon
Instructions
- Add all the apple topping ingredients to a sauce pan and cook on medium-high heat until a caramel sauce forms and the apples soften. Set aside to cool completely.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13 metal 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!
- Mix together brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
- 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 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.
Notes
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 🙂
I would love a slice of this amazing cake with my coffee!! SO GOOD!
I love the amazing flavors in this coffee cake! Perfect for fall!
Caramel and apples are so good together! This cake is the best!
This Caramel Apple Coffee Cake looks incredibly delicious!
So many yummy flavors. Everyone loved this at our morning coffee hour.
This coffee cake sounds incredibly delicious and very tasty! My family is going to be all over this cake. Can’t wait to make this tomorrow!
We love coffee cake and this is definitely a new favorite!
I will try this apple coffee cake; it is simple and easy.
You have explained many points to which I was unaware, like the recipe tips part. I hope this will work for me!! Thanks for sharing this article.