Apple Crumb Cake

A soft sour-cream apple cake under a buttery cinnamon crumb, finished with fresh apple slices and caramel.

Ingredients

• Cake: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• Cake: 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• Cake: 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• Cake: 1 tsp baking powder
• Cake: 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• Cake: 1/4 tsp salt
• Cake: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• Cake: 2 large eggs
• Cake: 1/3 cup sour cream
• Cake: 2 cups diced apples
• Crumb topping: 1/2 cup flour
• Crumb topping: 1/3 cup brown sugar
• Crumb topping: 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• Crumb topping: 1/4 cup butter, melted
• Crumb topping: 1 tsp water, if needed

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9-inch pan.
2. Mix the flour, sugars, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl.
3. Add the eggs, melted butter and sour cream, then fold in the diced apples.
4. For the crumb topping, mix the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon, then pour in the melted butter and stir with a fork until all the dry ingredients are moistened and clump into crumbs. If it still looks dry and sandy, add 1 tsp water.
5. Pour the batter into the pan and sprinkle with the crumb topping.
6. Bake for 40–45 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Let cool, then top with sliced apples and drizzle with caramel.