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Apple Crumb Cake Recipe

Soft and fluffy apple crumb cake made with yogurt and fresh apples. Easy, oil-free, and full of cozy fall flavor.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 Servings

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the Crumble

  • 1 Cup All-purpose flour
  • ⅔ Cups Brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons Unsalted butter (softened)
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon powder

For the Cake

  • 2 Cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ Cup Unsalted butter (softened)
  • ¾ Cup Granulated sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • ¾ Cup Yogurt Greek or plain, unsweetened
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1-2 Apples (peeled and sliced)
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder for the apples

Instructions
 

Make the Crumble

  • Mix flour, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon until crumbly. Keep it in the fridge or freezer while preparing the cake so it stays cold.
    mixing crumble to make crumble cake with apples

Make the Cake Batter

  • In a bowl, mix flour and baking soda together. You can also add cinnamon here if you want. Set this mixture aside.
    mixing flour and baking soda to make cake
  • In the bowl of your mixer, or a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light. Add eggs, vanilla, and salt and mix until combined. Add the yogurt and mix until all the ingredients are well combined. The batter will look grainy which is normal.
    Add half of the flour mixture (the flour we just mixed with the baking soda) to the wet ingredients, mix on the lowest setting just until they are combined, then add the rest and mix. Don’t over-mix, always mix on the lowest setting and stop as soon as the flour is mixed. Spread the batter into your baking dish (I used an 18 × 25 cm (7 × 10 inch) dish but the best is 9 x 13 inch).
    creaming butter with sugar and adding dry ingredients to wet

Prepare the Apples

  • To make the apples: Peel, core, and slice the apples. Toss them with cinnamon, then spread evenly over the batter.
    slicing apples and mixing them with cinnamon powder

Bake

  • Sprinkle the cold crumble over the apples. Bake in a preheated oven at 175°C (350°F) for 40–50 minutes*, depending on your dish size. The larger the dish, the faster it bakes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool at room temperature.
    topping batter with cinnamon apples and adding crumble on top to make apple crum cake

Notes

  • Nutrition info is estimated and may vary based on ingredients and portions. For the most accurate details, consider using a nutrition tool or checking our full Nutrition Information Disclaimer.
  • Bake in a preheated oven at 175°C (350°F). I use the fan setting with both the top and bottom heat on, which helps the cake bake evenly and gives the crumble a nice golden top. Place the dish on the middle rack so the heat spreads evenly. Avoid using broil, since that only heats from the top and can burn the crumble before the cake is baked through.
  • I baked mine in an 18 × 25 cm (7 × 10 inch) dish. You can also use a larger one (which I actually recommend, a perfect size would be 9x13) the cake will be thinner and bake a bit faster, so start checking for doneness around 35–40 minutes instead of 50.

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 472kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 7gFat: 21gSugar: 37g
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