Apple Crumble Coffee Cake

★★★☆☆
Prep: 25 mins Cook: 40 mins Serves: 8 Source: John Mitzewich / Allrecipes

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons unsalted butter (for greasing) (9.9 ml)
  • Dry Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (473 ml)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder (4.9 ml)
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda (3.7 ml)
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt (2.5 ml)
  • Crumble Mixture
  • 1 1/2 cups finely chopped toasted walnuts (355 ml)
  • 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar (78.9 ml)
  • 1/3 cup white sugar (78.9 ml)
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (44.4 ml)
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (4.9 ml)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt (1.2 ml)
  • Wet Ingredients
  • 1 cup white sugar (237 ml)
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature (118 ml)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup plain yogurt (237 ml)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract (7.4 ml)
  • 2 Honeycrisp apples, cored and diced small

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9x12-inch baking dish.
  2. Mix dry ingredients: Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  3. Make crumble: Combine walnuts, sugars, melted butter, cinnamon, and salt. Mix until coated.
  4. Mix wet: Cream sugar and butter until blended. Whisk in eggs one at a time. Add yogurt and vanilla.
  5. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients; whisk just until flour disappears. Fold in diced apples.
  6. Spread half the batter into dish. Scatter half the crumble over top.
  7. Top with remaining batter in dollops, spread carefully. Top with remaining crumble; press gently.
  8. Bake 40 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes before slicing.
Wine Pairing: Dessert (Moscato d'Asti) — Sweet wine matches the tart apples.