Easy Apple Coffee Cake Recipe with Cinnamon Crumb Topping

There’s nothing quite like the smell of apples and cinnamon baking in the kitchen, especially when fall is right around the corner. This Apple Coffee Cake Recipe is soft, buttery, and packed with cozy flavors that make it perfect for crisp mornings, weekend brunches, or an afternoon treat with a hot cup of coffee. Best of all, it starts with a cake mix and apple pie filling, so you get plenty of homemade flavor without spending all morning in the kitchen.

Every bite of this easy apple coffee cake has something delicious going on. The moist and tender cake is layered with sweet apple pie filling and topped with a buttery cinnamon crumb topping made with flour, brown sugar, spices, and butter. A simple powdered sugar glaze drizzled over the top adds just the right amount of sweetness and makes this coffee cake look extra special when you bring it to the table.

This Apple Coffee Cake is a wonderful recipe to keep handy throughout apple season, but there’s really no reason to wait for fall to make it. Serve it for breakfast or brunch, bring it to a potluck, or make a pan when you need an easy dessert for family and friends. With warm cinnamon, sweet apples, buttery crumbs, and that pretty glaze on top, don’t be surprised if everyone comes back for another piece!

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Ingredients:

• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed 
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, divided
• 13.25 oz box vanilla cake mix
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• ¾ cup sour cream, room temperature 
• 21 oz Apple pie filling
• ½ cup powdered sugar 
• 2 tbsp milk

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
2. Make the Crumb Topping: Place ¾ cup of the butter in a saucepan and melt over medium-low heat. Continue to cook and stir until the butter gets bubbly.
3. Whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl until no longer lumpy.
4. Pour in the butter, and gently mix into the dry ingredients. Mix until you no longer see white bits of flour, but it will be crumbly. Chill in the refrigerator while you prepare the cake batter.
5. Make the Cake Batter: In a large bowl, whisk together the cake mix,  4 tbsp of melted butter, vegetable oil, vanilla, eggs, and sour cream.
6. Spread the cake batter in the prepared cake pan.
7. Top with the apple pie filling in the center, leaving just a small amount of batter poking out the sides.
8. Now sprinkle the crumble topping from the refrigerator over the top, breaking apart large chunks slightly with your hands.
9. Bake for 55 minutes-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with no batter marks.
10. Allow the cake to cool,
11. Make the Glaze: Mix the powdered sugar and milk together to make the glaze, then drizzle it over the top of the cake.
12. Enjoy! 

Serving Suggestions

Serve your Apple Coffee Cake slightly warm or at room temperature. It would be delicious with:

• A hot cup of coffee, tea, or apple cider
• Fresh apple slices or berries
• Scrambled eggs and bacon for a complete fall brunch
• A fall fruit salad
• A dollop of whipped cream
• A scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert
• A little extra powdered sugar or glaze drizzled over each slice

For a fall brunch, pair it with savory egg bites, fresh fruit, coffee, and warm apple cider for an easy seasonal spread.

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Apple Coffee Cake Recipe

Yield: 8

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes

Additional Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes

This easy Apple Coffee Cake Recipe features moist buttery cake, sweet apple pie filling, cinnamon crumb topping, and a simple glaze. Perfect for fall brunch!

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Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup cup unsalted butter, divided
• 13.25 oz box vanilla cake mix
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• ¾ cup sour cream, room temperature
• 21 oz Apple pie filling
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp milk

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
2. Place ¾ cup of the butter in a saucepan and melt over medium-low heat. Continue to cook and stir until the butter gets bubbly.
3. Whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl until no longer lumpy.
4. Pour in the butter, and gently mix into the dry ingredients. Mix until you no longer see white bits of flour, but it will be crumbly. Chill in the refrigerator while you prepare the cake batter.
5. In a large bowl, whisk together the cake mix,  4 tbsp of melted butter, vegetable oil, vanilla, eggs, and sour cream. 
6. Spread the cake batter in the prepared cake pan.
7. Top with the apple pie filling in the center, leaving just a small amount of batter poking out the sides.
8. Now sprinkle the crumble topping from the refrigerator over the top, breaking apart large chunks slightly with your hands.
9. Bake for 55 minutes-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with no batter marks.
10. Allow the cake to cool, then mix the powdered sugar and milk together to make the glaze, and drizzle over the top of the cake.
11. Enjoy!

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