Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cake You Will Fall in Love With

This apple cinnamon crumb cake has been one of my family’s favorites since I can remember. It has a delicious topping that can be used for many flavors of cake. This cake is so absolutely delicious, it can even be served on its own without the topping.

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And this recipe can easily be doubled and freezes extremely well. So double the recipe and make one with the topping and one without, and you’ve got two different cakes as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cake & Muffins

4.34 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Servings: 12 (9 inch round cake)

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Calories: 389

Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

  

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Cake

• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cups vegetable oil
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 packet baking powder 1 1/4 teaspoons or 5 grams
• pinch of salt
• pinch of cinnamon optional
• 1 1/2 apples (I eat the other half 😉)

Crunch Topping

• 1 cup dark or light brown sugar (We don't have that here, so I use Moscovado Sugar)
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Method

 

1. Beat eggs well with sugar and vegetable oil
2. Add flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon and mix for two minutes.
3. While cake batter is mixing, peel and thinly slice an apple. Cut the slices in thirds.
4. Line your baking pan with baking paper to make for easy clean-up.
5. Pour into the pan of your choice and add the apple slices on top. With a rubber spatula or the back of a spoon, gently press the apple slices a bit into the batter. They should not be completely submerged.
6. Crunch Topping (optional):
7. Combine flour and cinnamon
8. Add brown sugar
9. Mix by hand until thoroughly combined
10. Sprinkle generously on top of cake
11. Bake at 350F / 170C for 50 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick. If needed, continue to bake in increments of 5 – 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 389kcalProtein: 3gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 26mgPotassium: 79mgFiber: 1gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 72IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Bakes well in any shape cake or muffin pan.

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And when you’re done with this apple cinnamon crumb cake, here’s some unforgettable Italian cookies to try!