Easy Apple Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Crumb Topping

There’s something especially comforting about apple and cinnamon baked into a warm coffee cake. This Apple Coffee Cake has a soft, buttery base, a layer of sweet apple pie filling, and plenty of cinnamon crumb topping. It’s an easy fall bake that’s just right for a weekend breakfast or brunch, but it also works well as a dessert or afternoon snack.

For more cozy breakfast and brunch ideas, take a look at these Fall Breakfast Recipes.

How to Make Apple Coffee Cake

Here are the ingredients you need to make this Apple Coffee Cake recipe, plus step by step instructions for how to make it.

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, divided
• 13.25 oz box vanilla cake mix
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• ¾ cup sour cream, room temperature
• 21 oz Apple pie filling
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp milk

Step by Step Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving enough overhang to make the cake easier to lift out after cooling.

2. Add ¾ cup butter to a small saucepan and melt over medium-low heat. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the butter begins to bubble.

3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt, breaking up any lumps in the brown sugar.

4. Pour the melted butter into the flour mixture and gently stir until all the dry ingredients are moistened. The mixture should be crumbly rather than smooth. Place the crumble topping in the refrigerator while you make the cake batter.

5. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the cake mix, 4 tablespoons melted butter, vegetable oil, vanilla, eggs, and sour cream until well combined and smooth.

6. Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and spread it into an even layer.

7. Spoon the apple pie filling over the center of the batter, spreading it out while leaving a small border of cake batter visible around the edges.

8. Remove the crumble mixture from the refrigerator and sprinkle it evenly over the apples. Use your fingers to gently break apart any pieces that are especially large.

9. Bake for 55-60 minutes, or until the cake is baked through and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out without wet cake batter.

10. Let the coffee cake cool. Whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth, then drizzle the glaze over the top before slicing and serving.

11. Enjoy!

This Apple Coffee Cake is a simple way to enjoy those familiar apple and cinnamon flavors during the fall season. The tender cake, sweet apple filling, and crumbly topping make every slice hard to resist. Enjoy it warm or at room temperature with your favorite cup of coffee or tea.

More Fall Recipes

• Cinnamon Apple French Toast Casserole
• Pumpkin Banana Bread
• Fall Cookie Recipes

Print Recipe

Apple Coffee Cake

This easy Apple Coffee Cake has a soft, buttery cake, sweet apple pie filling, cinnamon crumb topping, and a simple glaze. Perfect for fall baking.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

Down Time2 hours hrs

Total Time3 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Servings: 8

Author: Carol

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, divided
• 13.25 oz box vanilla cake mix
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• ¾ cup sour cream, room temperature
• 21 oz Apple pie filling
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp milk

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving enough overhang to make the cake easier to lift out after cooling.
• Add ¾ cup butter to a small saucepan and melt over medium-low heat. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the butter begins to bubble.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt, breaking up any lumps in the brown sugar.
• Pour the melted butter into the flour mixture and gently stir until all the dry ingredients are moistened. The mixture should be crumbly rather than smooth. Place the crumble topping in the refrigerator while you make the cake batter.
• In a separate large bowl, whisk together the cake mix, 4 tablespoons melted butter, vegetable oil, vanilla, eggs, and sour cream until well combined and smooth.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and spread it into an even layer.
• Spoon the apple pie filling over the center of the batter, spreading it out while leaving a small border of cake batter visible around the edges.
• Remove the crumble mixture from the refrigerator and sprinkle it evenly over the apples. Use your fingers to gently break apart any pieces that are especially large.
• Bake for 55-60 minutes, or until the cake is baked through and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out without wet cake batter.
• Let the coffee cake cool. Whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth, then drizzle the glaze over the top before slicing and serving.
• Enjoy!