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Spiced Apple Streusel Coffee Cake with Dulce de Leche

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  • Author: Juyali (ju-ja-lee)
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Resting time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 1 cake (8 servings) 1x
  • Category: Desserts, baking, breakfast
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: Latin

Description

This apple streusel cake recipe combines a tender, buttery cake, spiced crumbly Streusel adorned with tart apple slices, and a melt-in-your-mouth dulce de leche drizzle.

Equipment needed:

  • 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

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Ingredients for the Cake Batter

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 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 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Ingredients for the Streusel (crumb topping):

  • 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.

Ingredients for the Topping

  • 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.

Instructions

Make the Cake Batter

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease the cake pan.
  2. In a medium bowl, create the flour mixture. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, beat the six tablespoons of the softened Butter and sugar until light. Add yogurt, eggs, and vanilla, and blend well.
  4. Alternately add the dry ingredients and butter mixture.
  5. Beat well but gently after each addition. This ensures a tender cake.
  6. Spread the batter in the prepared pan.

Make the Cinnamon Streusel Topping

  1. In a small bowl, combine streusel ingredients well except Butter. 
  2. Cut in 2 tablespoons of cold Butter until crumbly using a pastry cutter or a large fork.
  3. Ensure all ingredients are mixed well, and you have a well-integrated streusel.

Instructions for the Apples and Dulce de Leche Cake Toppings

  1. Sprinkle half of the streusel topping over the batter.
  2. Thinly slice the unpeeled apples into approximately 1/8 thick slices. 
  3. Arrange apple slices over the batter, staggering them in a circular shape starting from the outside and making your way to the middle of the cake.
  4. Sprinkle the remaining streusel topping over the apples.
  5. 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
  6. In a microwave-safe bowl, combine dulce de leche and water and microwave for 20-30 seconds.
  7. Drizzle over the apple cake. Enjoy! 

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Slice
  • Calories: 347
  • Sugar: 27.8 g
  • Sodium: 236.3 mg
  • Fat: 13.6 g
  • Carbohydrates: 51.1 g
  • Fiber: 1.6 g
  • Protein: 5.8 g