Apple Cake with Cinnamon Crumble
Melts in your mouth like warm butter.
Ingredients
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 oz. dried apple rings
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup plus ¼ cup sugar
- 1 cup apple butter
- 2¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon divided
- 1¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 large eggs room temperature
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Grease a baking pan with butter or nonstick spray.
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Chop dried apple rings into bite-sized pieces and set aside.
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In a large bowl. whisk flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and 2 teaspoons cinnamon.
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Now, beat together the butter and sugar until the butter absorbs the sugar. Add in the eggs and mix until smooth and light yellow.
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Add vanilla and apple butter to the mixture and beat until incorporated.
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Next, add the flour mixture and stir until the batter comes together. Fold in dried apple rings.
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Spread evenly in a prepared pan.
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In a small bowl, melt butter. Stir in the remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and sugar.
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Sprinkle this mixture over the top of the cake batter.
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Bake until the cake is cooked all the way through (insert a toothpick to test), about 65 minutes.
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Set aside to cool.
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Serve and enjoy! 😀
