Apple-Cinnamon Coffee Cake
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- Written by Administrator
Serves 10-12
Ingredients
3c/ 450g finely chopped, sour apples
4Tb/ 60g butter
1c/145g finely chopped walnuts/pecans (almonds/hazlenuts as 2nd choice)
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1c/ 200g brown sugar
1.5 c/ 375g sugar
.75 c/ 170g butter, softened
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1.5c/ 175ml sour cream
3c/ 525g flour
1.5tsp baking powder
1.5tsp baking soda
.5 tsp salt
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375F/190C.
Cinnamon-Nut Mixture:
1. Heat the 60g butter over medium heat until melted.
2. Mix together with the nuts, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Use your hands and get dirty--really incorporate these together.
Cake Mixture:
1. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
2. In a separate bowl, using a mixer, cream together sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add sour cream and combine completely.
3. Using a spatula, add flour mixture slowly until incorporated. Fold in apples.
Assembly:
1. Grease a 9"x13" glass baking dish(or large lasagne dish, about 450 sq. cm)
2. Add half of the batter and spread evenly around.
3. Add half of the cinnamon-nut mixture. Then add the remaining batter, again spreading evenly. Finish with the rest of the nut mixture.
4. Bake for 45-50 minutes until centre of the cake is just finished--do not overbake.
5. Remove from oven and cool on rack. Cover with foil until ready to eat.