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Applesauce Crumb Cake

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This applesauce crumb cake is a moist apple cake topped with streusel topping to give the cake a delicious crunch. Top with caramel sauce for the perfect combination. It’s a perfect apple coffee cake to enjoy this fall season. 

Ingredients

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For the applesauce cake

  • 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon each: ground cloves, allspice
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup vegetable or avocado oil
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1–2 small apples, chopped, optional

For crumble topping

  • 4 tablespoons unsated butter, cut into cubes, cold
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Butter and lightly flour 8 inch springform pan. Set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ground cinnamon, cloves, allspice, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  4. In a small bowl, stir together oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg and vanilla extract until smooth.
  5. Add the applesauce and mix until smooth.
  6. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently mix until incorporated.
  7. Add the chopped apples and gently mix.
  8. Pour into prepared springform pan.
  9. To make the crumble topping: To a small mixing bowl, add butter, flour, brown sugar, oats and ground cinnamon. With a pastry cutter, fork or your hands, crumble the butter util mixture resembles small crumbles.
  10. Sprinkle the streusel topping over the cake batter.
  11. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean and topping is golden brown. 
  12. Drizzle with caramel sauce or enjoy as is. 

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Notes

    • Lightly butter and flour the springform pan. This will prevent the cake form sticking to the sides.

    • Don’t overmix the batter. Mix every step until everything is smooth and just incorporated.

    • Use granny smith or honey crisp apples. These don’t get mushy after baking. Granny smith apples are more tart the honey crisp.

    • Use unsweetened applesauce. As this cake will have sugar added to it, use unsweetened applesauce.

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