Name: Spiced Apple Streusel Coffee Cake with Dulce de Leche
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 6 tbsp Butter softened at room temperature; 3/4 cup white sugar; 2 whole eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/3 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt (sour cream is a suitable substitute); 1/4 cup of All-purpose Flour; 2 tablespoons of Brown Sugar; 1/2 teaspoon of Ground Cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon of Ground Cloves; 2 tablespoons of salted Butter, cold and cubed.; 2 cups thinly sliced, unpeeled fresh apples (tart apples like Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Pink Lady work great); 3 tablespoons of Dulce de Leche + 1 tablespoon water (to soften). I use La Lechera.

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Spiced Apple Streusel Coffee Cake with Dulce de Leche:
Your New Brunch Best Friend

Calling all apple lovers and coffee cake fans! This isn't just any apple streusel cake recipe — it combines a tender, buttery cake, spiced crumbly Streusel adorned with tart apple slices, and a melt-in-your-mouth dulce de leche drizzle.

It's easy comfort food, so you can whip up this showstopper any morning (or afternoon!). Yum!

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This coffee cake recipe is full of comforting flavors and fresh apples. Fresh from the oven in under an hour.

It's one of the best apple coffee cake recipes you'll ever bake, an easy way to turn apple season into a delicious breakfast treat. Impress guests at brunch, or simply treat yourself to a delightful breakfast.

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This recipe was inspired by another delicious Latin cake on this site Passion Fruit Layer Cake and my other Latin breakfast recipe Pastelitos de Guayaba.

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Equipment

Large bowl
Medium bowl
Small bowl
Round springform pan or square pan.
Pastry blender (also known as a pastry cutter)
Rubber spatula Use an electric hand mixer (if desired), but you can easily make this cake by hand using a whisk and a rubber spatula, as shown in the pictures.

Ingredients

Ingredients for the Cake Batter

See the Printable recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities

All-purpose Flour
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt
Butter softened at room temperature
White Sugar
Whole Eggs
Vanilla extract
Nonfat plain Greek yogurt (sour cream is a suitable substitute)
Ground Cinnamon

Ingredients for the Streusel
(crumb topping)

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All-purpose Flour
Brown Sugar
Ground Cinnamon
Ground Cloves
Salted Butter, cold and cubed.

Ingredients for the Apple and Dulce de Leche Topping

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Thinly sliced, unpeeled fresh apples (tart apples like Granny Smith or Pink Lady work great)
Dulce de Leche plus some water (to soften). I use La Lechera.

How to make this homemade Apple Coffee Cake with Dulce de Leche

Make the Cake Batter

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Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease the cake pan.
In a medium bowl, create the flour mixture. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the 6 tablespoons of softened Butter and sugar until light. Add yogurt, eggs, and vanilla, and blend well.

Alternately add the dry ingredients and butter mixture

Beat well but gently after each addition. This ensures a tender cake.

Spread the cake batter in the prepared cake pan.

Make the Cinnamon Streusel Topping

In a small bowl, combine streusel ingredients well except Butter.
Then, cut in 2 tablespoons of cold Butter until crumbly using a pastry cutter or a large fork.

Ensure all ingredients are mixed well and you have a well integrated streusel.

Instructions for the Apples and Dulce de Leche Cake Toppings

Sprinkle half of the streusel topping over the batter.

Thinly slice the unpeeled apples in approximately 1/8 thick slices.

Arrange apples slices over the batter staggering them in a circular shape starting from the outside and making your way to the middle of the cake.

Sprinkle the remaining streusel topping over the apples.

Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack

In a microwave-safe bowl, combine dulce de leche and water and microwave for 20-30 seconds.
Drizzle over the apple cake. Enjoy!

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As you savor your slice of apple crumb cake, enjoy it with a hot cup of coffee and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

This special breakfast treat is one of the best apple coffee cakes, and like me, I hope it becomes your new favorite.

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