This Apple Crumb Cake is the perfect fall treat! It’s filled with spiced apples, an extra thick crumb layer, and a tender cake. Drizzle with an easy homemade caramel sauce for the perfect treat!
Apple Crumb Cake
Welcome to A Fall Festival Blog Hop! This week a huge group of amazingly creative bloggers will be sharing different Fall themes…one theme for every day.
I’m honored to be participating in this year’s Fall Blog Hop! If you’d like to see a complete list of what’s coming up this week, be sure to check the bottom of this post for details.
If you’re hopping over from Cherished Bliss, welcome!! I’m so glad you stopped by!!
I thought I would bring a dessert to the blog hop this year and what screams fall more than apples and caramel! It also has a nice thick layer of crumble or streusel on top (one of my favorite parts!)
A few other great fall time desserts are Homemade Banana Pudding Cups, Caramel Apple Pecan Cake, and Skillet Blondie with Bourbon Caramel Pecans.
Easy Apple Cake Recipe
Fall is finally here in Colorado and I am hoping it will stick around for a while because I am not ready for winter, lol!
Things are still really really busy around these parts. I thought for sure once school started I could get back into a routine, BAH, I was wrong!
My husband decided to start up his own business in September and I couldn’t be more proud of him for taking that leap.
We have been talking about it for quite some time but he finally got the push he needed. But boy the workload has tripled.
I am not complaining but with trying to learn some basic secretary skills (something I am not very good at by the way!), raising a family, and trying to keep up with the blog there hasn’t been much time for anything else. But that’s ok.
I know the beginning is always rough and a learning process so we just have to remember to be patient and keep trudging through. Do any of you have a business of your own? Please feel free to comment and leave all the suggestions!!
But anyhoo, let’s chat about this cake shall we?
This cake is super easy, trust me. There are a few steps involved but I promise it’s easy.
Apple Crumb Cake Ingredients
- Apples- You can use any apple you like to eat. I like all apples and just prefer to use what is on sale. Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Jazz, Gala, and Fuji are all good choices.
- Flour
- Baking powder and soda
- Butter
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon and allspice
- Buttermilk
- A little heavy cream
- Eggs
- Vanilla
How to make Apple Crumb Cake
- Make the crumb topping and set aside.
- Cook the spiced apples in a skillet and set aside.
- Preheat oven and grease desired baking pan.
- In a large bowl combine the dry ingredients. Stir in the wet ingredients just until combined.
- Spread 1/2 of the cake batter in prepared pan. Top with spiced apples and 3/4 cup of the crumb topping. Top with remaining cake batter and crumb topping then bake.
- Serve with the caramel glaze. (It’s also really good with vanilla ice cream!)
Tips about this Apple Crumb Cake
- For the best flavor when baking with apples choose a couple different varieties. A few of my favorite apples to bake with are Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, and Granny Smith.
- This cake is freezer friendly. Just skip the caramel topping before freezing and wrap tightly in plastic wrap and foil. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw completely before drizzling with caramel topping.
Now be sure to hop on over to Love In My Oven for some more fall fun!!
Apple Crumb Cake
Ingredients
CRUMB (STREUSEL) TOPPING:
- 1½ cups (180g) all purpose flour
- ¾ cup (145g) packed brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- ½ cup (113g) butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
SPICED APPLES:
- 3 cups (300g) thinly sliced, peeled apples (about 2 large)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼-½ teaspoon ground allspice
CAKE:
- 1½ cups (180g) all purpose flour
- ½ cup (110g) sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup (56g) butter, melted
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- ½ cup (118ml) buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
CARAMEL GLAZE:
- ¼ cup (56g) butter
- ¼ cup (45g) packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- pinch of salt
Instructions
CRUMB (STREUSEL) TOPPING:
- In a medium bowl combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add melted butter and vanilla. Stir with a fork to combine. Set aside.
SPICED APPLES:
- In a large skillet cook apples in the butter over medium heat for 5-10 minutes or until tender. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, and allspice. Simmer, uncovered until slightly thickened (about 30-60 seconds). Set aside.
CAKE:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 inch square or round baking pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add melted butter, egg, buttermilk, and vanilla. Stir just until combined.
- Spread ½ of the batter in prepared baking pan. Top with spiced apples and ¾ cup of the reserved crumb topping. Top with remaining batter by dropping batter in small mounds and carefully spreading. It will not cover the entire top of the cake and that's ok. Sprinkle with remaining crumb topping. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean with no wet cake batter.
- Cool in pan for 30 minutes. Serve with caramel glaze.
CARAMEL GLAZE:
- In a small saucepan heat the butter, brown sugar, and heavy cream over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Boil for 1 minute without stirring.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and salt. Let stand 5 minutes to cool slightly.
Notes
- For the best flavor when baking with apples choose a couple different varieties. A few of my favorite apples to bake with are Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, and Jazz.
- Freezer Friendly: Just skip the caramel topping before freezing and wrap tightly in plastic wrap and foil. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw completely before drizzling with caramel topping.
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I making this cake now. I’m using a dark spring form pan. I turned the oven down 25 degrees. I’m cooking it about 10 mins longer. I was wondering does the crumb get browned up? I can’t really tell if it’s done enough because of all the apples. I also didn’t put the juice from the apples in the cake, I was worried it might make it soggy.
Hi Renee! So sorry I didn’t get to your comment sooner! I hope everything turned out alright with your cake. The top will be about the same color as when it went into the oven. If you stick the toothpick only in the top half and not down to the apples you should be able to get a better read on the toothpick. Thanks for asking and let me know how your cake turned out!
Thank you for the reply, it came out very nice. I did have issues with the caramel sauce. It got gritty. It’s been a long time since I have made caramel sauce. I followed the directions perfectly I’m not sure where I went wrong. Everyone seem to enjoy the cake.
Sorry about the caramel sauce. I needed to be more clear with my instructions. I should have mentioned not to stir while it boils for 1 minute. When caramel sauce gets stirred too much it will form crystals and can become grainy. Thank you so very much for your comment and I will fix the recipe!
Amazing!! Will save this one for future baking again & again. Quite easy to make too
Thank you so much!! I am so glad you liked it and found it easy to make!
This and a cup of coffee was the perfect end to a great meal. Great recipe!
Thank you Deb!! So glad you liked it
A delicious cake, and it didn’t last long around here as my husband loves desserts. The caramel sauce was to die for! Wondering if it would be good on ice cream?!
Thank you so much and yes the caramel sauce is so good on everything, lol!!
I can picture myself with a hot cup of coffee and a nice, big piece of the amazing looking apple crumb cake! Yum!
Thank you!! 🙂
WOW! I had some fresh apples off our tree and was looking for a new recipe. This was AMAZING. Can’t wait to make it again!
Thank you very much!! 🙂
WOW! WOW! WOW! I want to stick my head in that right now!!
Thank you so much Julie!! 🙂
Hi Malinda! This looks positively divine! This would make the perfect weekend breakfast treat with a cup of coffee on a cool fall morning. So happy to be hopping with you this week!
Yes it would!! Thank you!!
This looks so yummy!! I love it!!!
Thank you so much Kelly!! 🙂
Oh my goodness – this looks so so good! Thank you for sharing! It has been fun touring with you this week!
Yes it has and thank you so much!!
This cake is so perfect, and just screams FALL! I can’t wait to try!
Thank you so much!!
This looks SO delicious I want to make it right now! And with apples leftover from our backyard tree, I might just have to! Thanks for shading!
Thank you and I hope you enjoy!! Thanks for having me on the blog hop!!
Looks so good! Thanks for the recipe 😉
Thank you and you’re welcome!! 🙂
Oh my gosh, the caramel! Everything about this cake is divine!
Thank you so much Melissa!! 🙂
This sounds delicious! I am headed to the grocery store right now. So excited! Woo hoo! Thanks for sharing. Lovin this tour! Oh yeah, pinned!
Thank you so much Cindy!! Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the pin!!
Hi Malinda, I love any kind of a crumb cake and this looks amazing. Happy Fall to you I will be pinning this!
Thank you so much Christine! I too love a good crumb cake!! 🙂
This looks so yummy Malinda! Can’t wait to try it!
Thank you so much!! Let me know how you like it!!
Malinda, this sounds wonderful! I can just imagine how wonderful the texture of this must be just be looking at your beautiful pictures. Pinning and sharing so I can make this too. Happy to be on this blog hop with you. 🙂
Thank you so much Stacey!! Thanks for stopping by and thank you so much for the pin!!
You had me at caramel glaze, Malinda! This looks fantastic. I’m definitely going to try it because I love all of these flavors and it will be perfect for a rainy day. Congratulations on your husbands new business venture. I know it’s an exciting and overwhelming time. My best advice is to prep as much as you can the night before by making a to-do list that way, you can hit the ground running with a plan as soon as you wake up. It sounds so simple but just getting our thoughts down and organized on paper always helps. Good luck, CoCo
Thank you so much CoCo!! I am a sucker for anything with caramel, lol!! And thank you so much for the advice, I need all I can get!! 🙂