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Apple Streusel Coffee Cake
Freshly picked hoenycrisp apples, warm spices, and comforting flavors are the epitome of fall - and they're all rolled into this one simple coffee cake. You'll find soft baked apples throughout the soft spiced cake, with a buttery cinnamon swirl filling running through the middle. Made with quick cooking oats, the streusel is almost like a brown sugar oatmeal cookie that truly sets this coffee cake apart from the rest.

Ingredients
Cinnamon Swirl
Streusel
Apple Cake
Glaze
Instructions
Cinnamon Swirl
- Step 1
In a small bowl, combine the cold, cubed butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
- Step 2
Cut the butter into the sugar and cinnamon by squishing the pieces with your fingers. Mix until the butter is fully incorporated and the mixture resembles wet sand.
- Step 3
Place in the fridge until ready to use.
Streusel
- Step 4
In a medium bowl, combine the oats, sugars, and spices.
- Step 5
Add in the cubed cold butter and squish the pieces together with your fingers until it is fully incorporated.
- Step 6
Place in the fridge until ready to use.
Apple Cake
- Step 7
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- Step 8
Line a 9"x9" pan with parchment paper long enough to hang over the sides for easy removal.
- Step 9
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and ginger. Set aside.
- Step 10
In a large measuring cup or medium bowl, whisk together the whole milk, yogurt, applesauce, and oil. Set aside.
- Step 11
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar for 2-3 minutes.
- Step 12
Add in vanilla and eggs one at a time, allowing each to fully incorporate before adding the next.
- Step 13
In about 3 additions, alternate adding the dry and wet ingredients until everything is fully combined. Be sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl frequently.
- Step 14
Lastly, fold in the honeycrisp apples.
- Step 15
Pour half of the batter into the prepared square pan. Top with all of the cinnamon swirl mixture, then gently pour the rest of the batter on top. And the streusel on top and bake for about 1 hour to until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Step 16
Allow cake to cool before removing from pan and adding the glaze.
Glaze
- Step 17
In a small bowl, mix together the powdered sugar, yogurt, and milk until smooth.
- Step 18
Drizzle on top of cooled cake and serve!
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