Ingredients
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- Brown Butter Crumble:
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour (227g)
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed (200g)
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter (170g)
- Cake:
- ⅔ cup granulated or light brown sugar (133g)
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted (56g)
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil (30g)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ¾ cup sour cream, room temperature (180g)
- 1 ⅓ cup all purpose flour (173g)
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- Cinnamon Apples:
- 2 cups peeled and cubed apples (Honeycrisp + Granny Smith)
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- Optional Icing:
- ½ cup icing sugar
- 1–2 tbsp heavy cream or milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 9-inch cake pan with parchment paper.
- Prepare the crumble: Melt butter in a nonstick pan over medium-low heat until browned and nutty. In a bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in browned butter until crumbly. Refrigerate.
- Make the cake: In a large bowl, whisk sugar, melted butter, and oil for 2–3 minutes. Add vanilla and eggs, whisking until smooth and lighter in color. Stir in sour cream.
- Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Fold into wet mixture until just combined.
- Toss cubed apples with cinnamon. Spread half of the cake batter in the prepared pan, layer apples on top, then cover with remaining batter.
- Sprinkle chilled crumble evenly over the cake.
- Bake for 50–55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely before slicing. If desired, drizzle with simple icing made by whisking icing sugar with cream or milk.
Notes
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- Add chopped pecans or walnuts to the crumble for extra crunch.
- Swap apples for pears for a different flavor.
- Greek yogurt can replace sour cream for a lighter option.
- Add nutmeg or cardamom for extra spice.
- Turn into muffins by baking in a muffin tin.
- Store at room temperature for 2 days, in the fridge up to 5 days, or freeze up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of cake)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
