caramel apple coffee cake
 
 
Ingredients
  • For the apples:
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 3 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
  • For the caramel sauce:
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup butter
  • ¼ cup whipping cream
  • ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
  • For the streusel topping:
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • For the cake:
  • ½ cup butter, room temp
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ⅔ cup milk (any kind!)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Melt 2 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add apples and saute about 5 minutes until softened. Remove from heat and let cool.
  3. Prepare your streusel topping by adding all ingredients and cutting in the butter until a crumb-texture is achieved. Set aside.
  4. Prepare caramel sauce by adding all ingredients to a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil for 2 minutes, and then remove from heat.
  5. Prepare cake batter by beating the butter at a medium speed until creamy. Gradually add the sugar, followed by the eggs, one at a time. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
  6. In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Stir in vanilla.
  7. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9-inch springform pan. Top with apples, and half a cup of the caramel sauce. Sprinkle on the streusel topping.
  8. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
  9. Cool in pan for 30 minutes once done, and then allow another hour to finish cooling removed from the pan. Top with the remaining caramel sauce, and enjoy.
Recipe by pretty plain janes at https://prettyplainjanes.com/2014/09/24/caramel-apple-coffee-cake/