Cinnamon. Apple Pie. Coffee Cake, all swirled together….
Does anything say ‘Fall’ more than apple pie and cinnamon?
We have a new favorite fall recipe; Cinnamon Apple Pie Swirl Coffee Cake.
This is the recipe that inspired our Apple Strudel Artisan Tea and Dutch Apple Strudel Coffee
Cinnamon Apple Pie Swirl Coffee Cake
Cinnamon Apple Pie Swirl Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup brown sugar (not packed)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅔ cup white sugar
- ½ cup salted butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- pinch of salt
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tart apple, peeled and chopped (I used Granny Smith)
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Persons
8
Serving Size
1 slice
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour
Total Time
1 hour, 10 minutes
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
- Combine the brown sugar, walnuts (if using) and cinnamon together in a mixing bowl and set aside.
- Cream white sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Add in eggs, 1 at a time, until incorporated; add vanilla extract to mixture and combine.
- Add milk into batter and mix until smooth. Then add flour, salt and baking powder and mix to combine.
- Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Next add half the apples and half the brown sugar cinnamon mixture. Lightly pat/push apple mixture into batter.
- Pour the remaining batter over apple layer; top with remaining apples and add more brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
- Lightly pat/push apples into batter; swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using a knife.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes.