Author Pam - For the Love of Cooking / Original by Sally's Baking Addiction
Equipment
8-inch baking dish
Ingredients
Crumb Topping:
1¼cupflour
½cupbrown sugar, packed
¼cupwhite sugar
½tspground cinnamon
¼tspsalt
½cupunsalted butter, melted
Cake:
1¼cupsflour
½tspbaking soda
¼tspbaking powder
¼tspsalt
6tbspunsalted butter, at room temperature
½cup + 2 tbspwhite sugar
2smalleggs, at room temperature
½cupsour cream, at room temperature
1tspvanilla extract
Cinnamon Apples:
1cuphoneycrisp apples, peeled & diced
⅛-¼tspground cinnamon, to taste
Maple Icing:
½cuppowdered sugar
1-2tbspreal maple syrup, to taste, depending on desired glaze thickness
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8-inch baking dish with parchment paper and coat with cooking spray.
Make the crumb topping by mixing the flour, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, and salt together in a small bowl. Drizzle in the melted butter and stir with a fork until it's crumbly; set aside until needed.
Make the cake by whisking together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl until well combined.
Using a hand mixer, beat together the sugar and softened butter for 2 minutes, until creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time until combined. Add the sour cream and vanilla and beat until creamy.
Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and spread evenly with a rubber spatula. Side Note: the batter will be thick.
Prepare the apples by combining the diced apples with the cinnamon and mixing until evenly coated. Spread the cinnamon apples evenly over the cake batter.
Top the apple layer with the crumb topping. Using a rubber spatula, press the crumb topping tightly down into the apples and cake so it sticks.
Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Side Note: If the top or edges of the cake is/are browning too quickly, cover loosely with tin foil.
Remove from the oven and set on a wire rack to cook for at least 30-45 minutes.
Make the maple glaze by combining the powdered sugar with the real maple syrup and mix until well combined and smooth.
Drizzle on top of the cake, slice, and serve. Enjoy.