Apple Coffee Cake
A soft, tender German-style coffee cake topped with fresh apples, cinnamon, and sugar. This versatile and forgiving family recipe works beautifully with a variety of fruits and delivers a warm, comforting bake every time.
This recipe is german style, breakfast, scaled for 10 servings, with 20 min prep and 35 min cook.
Prep: 20 min · Cook: 35 min · Total: 55 min · Serves: 10
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, granulated sugar.
- Follow all 10 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 10 servings.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.75 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs
- 0.5 cup milk
- 3 medium apples (cored and sliced)
- 0.25 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C) and grease two 8-inch cake pans.
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, then mix in milk.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to form a thick batter.
- Spread batter evenly into prepared pans.
- Arrange sliced apples on top of the batter.
- Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Bake for 30–35 minutes until golden and cooked through.
- Cool slightly before serving.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 280
- Protein: 4 g
- Fat: 12 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.