Apple-Topped Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

"Buttery and moist with a topping of cinnamon, sugar and apples!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Set the oven to 350°F.
  • Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
  • Dip apple slices in lemon juice to coat; set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the butter and cream cheese; add in the sugar, and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Beat in the almond extract.
  • In a bowl; sift/mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture; mix well after each addition.
  • Pour the batter into prepared baking pan.
  • Combine the 1/2 cup sugar, 2 Tbsp flour and the cinnamon in a small bowl.
  • Toss the apple slices in the flour/cinnamon mixture, tossing lightly to coat well.
  • Arrange the apple slices evenly on top of the batter in the pan.
  • Bake for 50-60 minutes.

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Reviews

  1. I made this the night before, set it on a rack to cool, then brought it to work in the morning. It was very popular, moist and dense, rich and not too sweet - JUST right! I think next time I will try to eat it after it is just cool enough to cut but still a little warmer - has anyone tried it with ice cream?
     
  2. The cake was not as moist as I tought it would be. But it was good with coffee.
     
  3. Rich, moist and buttery! The apple-cinnamon topping is the crowning glory to this wonderful coffeecake. I made as directed using about 5 cups of apples on top and increasing the cinnamon and sugar amounts slightly. I will definitely remember to make this one again, Kitten! Thank you : )
     
  4. This was a truly lovely cake. Simple, yummy flavours. I subbed a high quality vanilla for the almond extract as I was out of the almond. Also added a light grating of nutmeg and a pinch of cinnamon to the cake batter, and the flavour really popped. Threw in half a cup of currants as well, though they neither added nor took away from it, they were good for texture- next time i might chop an apple right into the batter instead. I used four large apples for the top and had plenty of little slices to go round- when it was served the apples on top had formed this gorgeous caramel-like glaze, just fantastic. After a night of being covered, it's softened up some and still tastes just wonderful. Because I did the apples right at the end I skipped the lemon juice step and they were just fine. This is a dense, rich cake that I think would lend itself well to substitutions- I bet fresh peaches on top would be fantastic. Oh- we served this cake with a small scoop of pralines and cream ice cream on top and it was yummy. Perfect compliment. Thanks kittencal, this one is a keeper!
     
  5. Wow this was moist! The prep time is a little misleading, I think, since it took me closer to 30 minutes. But every minute was well worth it! Instead of using my 9 x 13, I used my Deep Dish Baker. This resulted in a nice tall fluffly cake. I think I'm going to eat the whole thing in one sitting :).
     
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  1. This was a truly lovely cake. Simple, yummy flavours. I subbed a high quality vanilla for the almond extract as I was out of the almond. Also added a light grating of nutmeg and a pinch of cinnamon to the cake batter, and the flavour really popped. Threw in half a cup of currants as well, though they neither added nor took away from it, they were good for texture- next time i might chop an apple right into the batter instead. I used four large apples for the top and had plenty of little slices to go round- when it was served the apples on top had formed this gorgeous caramel-like glaze, just fantastic. After a night of being covered, it's softened up some and still tastes just wonderful. Because I did the apples right at the end I skipped the lemon juice step and they were just fine. This is a dense, rich cake that I think would lend itself well to substitutions- I bet fresh peaches on top would be fantastic. Oh- we served this cake with a small scoop of pralines and cream ice cream on top and it was yummy. Perfect compliment. Thanks kittencal, this one is a keeper!
     

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