Apple Butter Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup flour (60g)
• 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick), softened at room temperature
• 210 grams all purpose flour (about 1 3/4 cups when measured correctly by scooping and leveling)
• 1 cup sugar (201 grams )
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt (6 grams)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda (5 grams)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (5 grams)
• 2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon (10 grams)
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 cup apple butter (200 grams)
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (2 grams)
• 1 large apple, cored and diced
• 2-3 Tablespoons powdered sugar, for dusting
• 1/4 cup cream cheese glaze

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Prep: ---

2. 2

   Heat oven to 425° Fahrenheit. NOTE: you will reduce this temperature part way through baking.

3. 3

   Grease and flour a 9-inch baking pan.

4. 4

   --- Make the crumb topping: ---

5. 5

   Use a fork to mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, and softened butter in a small bowl until you have a coarse, lumpy mixture. Set aside while you make the batter.

6. 6

   --- Make the batter: ---

7. 7

   In a large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and ground cloves.

8. 8

   In a separate small bowl, stir together apple butter and melted butter.

9. 9

   Add apple butter mixture, eggs, and vanilla to dry ingredients and mix until no lumps remain.

10. 10

    Add chopped apples and stir to fold them into the batter.

11. 11

    --- Bake: ---

12. 12

    Spread batter into your prepared pan.

13. 13

    Spread the crumb topping evenly over the top.

14. 14

    Bake for 5 minutes: at 425° F, then reduce the temperature to 375° F and bake an additional 25-30 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center of the coffee cake comes out clean.

15. 15

    Serve warm or let coffee cake cool to room temperature. Top with a drizzle of cream cheese glaze or a dusting of powdered sugar if you like (optional).