Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake

Name: Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 13.25 oz. box yellow cake mix; 3.4 oz. box instant cheesecake pudding mix (or instant vanilla pudding mix); 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1/4 cup salted butter (melted (1/2 stick)); 1/2 cup half-and-half (or whole milk); 2 extra large Honey Crisp apples (peeled, cored and shredded (or use apples of your choice)); 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped (measure after chopping)); 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

August 4, 2024Teresa Ambra

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You’ll be captivated by this utterly delicious coffee cake recipe. It is certainly drool-worthy! Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake is one of those sweet breakfast treats or snack cakes for dinner that’s hard to say “no” to! It starts with a yellow cake mix and cream cheese pudding and pie filling. The apples are grated for this recipe and put between two cake batter layers. A walnut-cinnamon-streusel topping is added on top making this cake perfectly scrumptious.

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I was recruited in early March to take a meal to a young couple in our church who had a new baby in NICU at the hospital. I made a String Cheese Manicotti, Fruit and Nut Salad, Homemade Bread and this easy Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake for dessert. They were so pleased to have a home-cooked meal in between running back and forth to the hospital every day.

I had to make a few changes to the original recipe. It is almost impossible to get a 9-ounce box of cake mix any more. Jiffy used to make them, but no one seems to stock that size these days. So I used a 13.25-ounce box of yellow cake mix instead. As a result, I added some half-and-half to ensure the batter wasn’t excessively dry. (I wasn’t about to measure out and weigh 9-ounces of cake mix!) I also didn’t have instant vanilla pudding mix, so I substituted cheesecake pudding and pie filling mix instead. That was also a great substitution.

I used Honey Crisp apples but I think any kind of sweet apple would work. The interesting thing about this recipe is that it calls for grated apples rather than diced. Regardless, the fruity apple flavor comes through delectably in this lovely cake. The walnut-cinnamon streusel is spread over the apples and then again over the top layer making this cake irresistible in my opinion.

Give Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake a try the next time you want an easy dessert for dinner or sweet treat with your morning coffee. You’ll enjoy every mouthful. 🙂

Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake is so moist and delicious.

You’ll be captivated by this amazing coffee cake.

Every bite will have you drooling!

This dessert will cure any sweet tooth cravings!

Here’s what I did.

I used these ingredients, plus half-and-half. HEB sells thicker sticks of butter. And while this picture gives the appearance of using only two tablespoons of butter, it’s actually four.

Pour cake mix into a mixing bowl. Add cheesecake pudding mix, eggs, melted butter and sour cream.

Whisk to combine. I added half-and-half so the mixture wasn’t so dry.

Whisk or stir to combine.

Spread half of the batter into a greased 9×9″ glass baking dish.

Peel and core apples; then shred. Layer shredded apples over top of the batter in baking dish.

Combine granulated sugar, cinnamon and walnuts in a small mixing bowl.

Stir to combine; sprinkle half of the walnut mixture over top of the apples in baking dish.

Gently spread remaining cake batter over top of the apples and the walnut-cinnamon streusel layer. You will probably need to dollop the batter over top and then use a table knife to gently spread the batter until you get decent coverage over top. (Batter is thick).

Sprinkle the remaining streusel topping over top of the cake batter.

Bake cake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool before serving.

Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake turned out nice and moist.

My husband has always liked coffee cake that’s moist and fruity. No dry cakes for him!

When we took this meal to the young couple with the child in NICU, they told me they couldn’t wait to dig in to this dessert!

Here’s the recipe.

CINNAMON APPLE COFFEE CAKE

(Recipe adapted from Taste of Home, Quick Cooking, 2005, pg. 202)

Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake

Teresa Ambra

Captivate your senses with this amazing Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake recipe. This lovely, moist Coffee Cake has 2 layers of cake batter, 2 layers of cinnamon-walnut streusel topping & a layer of grated apples in the center. It uses a Cake Mix & Cheesecake pudding mix so it's not difficult to whip up. Great cake for dessert or for breakfast. You'll be swooning over every bite!

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 55

Total Time 1 15

Course Breakfast, Breakfast Coffee Cake, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 407 kcal

Equipment

1 9×9" glass baking dish
1 food grater or food processor
1 paring knife
1 cutting board
measuring cups
measuring spoons
1 nut chopper if nuts are not previously chopped
1 whisk
1 wooden spoon
1 large mixing bowl
1 small mixing bowl

Ingredients

13.25 oz. box yellow cake mix
3.4 oz. box instant cheesecake pudding mix or instant vanilla pudding mix
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup salted butter melted (1/2 stick)
1/2 cup half-and-half or whole milk
2 extra large Honey Crisp apples peeled, cored and shredded (or use apples of your choice)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup walnuts chopped (measure after chopping)
1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Instructions

Peel, core and then grate apples with a grater; set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, half-and-half and butter with an electric mixer for 2 minutes.
Mixture is very thick.
Pour half of the mixture into a greased 9-inch square glass baking dish.
Top with shredded apples.
Combine the granulated sugar, nuts and cinnamon in a small bowl.
Sprinkle half of the sugar mixture over top of the apples.
Top with remaining batter and remaining sugar mixture.
Bake at 350º for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack.

Notes

NOTE: The dough will not be as thick and sticky if you use a full ½ cup of half-and-half.

NOTE: Spreading the thick batter over top of the apples and cinnamon layer is difficult. Dollop the remaining batter over top of the cinnamon layer and use a knife to gently spread the batter as evenly as possible. Then sprinkle the remaining sugar mixture over top of the batter.

NOTE: The original recipe called for a 9-ounce box of yellow cake mix. Jiffy used to make these years ago, but they are rarely available in stores now. I used a regular 13-ounce box of yellow cake mix and added half-and-half so the mixture wouldn’t be excessively dry.

NOTE: The original recipe called for vanilla pudding mix. Since I only had Cheesecake pudding mix on hand, that’s what I used.

Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.

Nutrition

Calories: 407kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 521mgPotassium: 145mgFiber: 2gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 370IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 137mgIron: 1mg

Keyword apples, breakfast, cake, cinnamon, coffee cake, dessert

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