There’s something to love in every bite of this Apple Crumb Cake! Whether it’s the tender, jammy apples in the sweet golden cake or the crunchy walnut crumble layers within and on top of the confection, you’ll be indulging in slice after slice to get more. It’s a humble yet welcoming dessert with rustic charm and a delicate texture. Enjoy Apple Crumb Cake to the fullest and fall in love with its appealing apple flavors!
Ingredients
For the cake batter:
- 1/2 cup plus 2 teaspoons unsalted butter, room temperature, divided
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 Honeycrisp apples
For the crumble:
- 1 1/2 cups walnuts, toasted and finely chopped
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Butter a 9×13-inch baking dish generously with 2 teaspoons of the butter.
Step 3 –In a bowl, whisk together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the sea salt and set aside.
Step 4 –In a bowl, combine the walnuts, the brown sugar, 1/3 cup of the white sugar, the melted butter, the cinnamon, and the salt and mix until the walnuts and the sugar are thoroughly coated with the butter.
Step 5 –In a bowl, cream the remaining sugar and the remaining butter with a spatula until well blended.
Step 6 –Add 1 of the eggs and whisk until the mixture is smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
Step 7 –Whisk in the remaining egg, until thoroughly incorporated, followed by the yogurt and the vanilla.
Step 8 –Add the dry flour mixture to the wet ingredients and whisk just until the flour disappears.
Step 9 –Remove the cores from the apples and chop the apples into small cubes.
Step 10 –Add the apples to the cake batter and fold in with a spatula until just combined.
Step 11 –Spread 1/2 of the batter evenly into the bottom of the prepared baking dish and scatter 1/2 of the crumble mixture evenly over the top.
Step 12 –Top with the rest of the batter in dollops and spread to evenly distribute.
Step 13 –Top with the remaining crumble mixture, gently pressing the crumbs into the batter.
Step 14 –Bake in the center of the preheated oven until a toothpick or bamboo skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
Step 15 –Transfer from the oven and let cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
Step 16 –Slice and serve.
