Apple cider coffee cake is a warm and cozy apple cider flavored cake topped with a streusel topping and an apple cider glaze. It's the perfect fall breakfast that everyone will want to wake up to!
This apple cider coffee cake has the best apple cider flavor coming through in both the cake and the glaze, and then a streusel topping just makes everything better. It's moist, sweet and tastes like fall.
For more apple recipes try my baked apple cider donuts, easy apple mug cake, or my caramel apple toffee dip.
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Why You Will Love This Cake
- Apple Cider: When you reduce the apple cider down it holds onto so much of the flavor!
- Streusel Top: The sweet oat topping is the perfect pair with apple.
- Moist and Soft: The texture of this cake is so soft.
Ingredient Notes
Full ingredient measurements and instructions can be found in the recipe card below.
- Apple Cider: This is the spiced kind you buy from the store, or apple farms. I love the trader joes one the most.
- Butter: I always use salted butter, but you can use whatever you have on hand.
- Oil: I used melted coconut oil. But any neutral oil would work great.
- Applesauce: This just gives it a little extra apple flavor.
Recipe Instructions
Step 1: Pour cider in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce to simmer and allow to reduce to ½ cup, this should take about 15-20 minutes. Pour into measuring cup or bowl and allow to cool to room temperature.
Step 2: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray or line an 8" or 9" pan with cooking spray or parchment paper.
Step 3: In a small mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
Step 4: In a large mixing bowl beat ¼ cup of butter and both sugars. Add oil, eggs, vanilla and applesauce and beat again. Mix in half of the dry ingredients, followed by the reduced apple cider, and then the rest of the dry ingredients. Pour the batter into prepped baking pan.
Step 5: In a small bowl mix together flour, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon and salt for the streusel topping. Add melted butter and mix until all combined. Sprinkle on top of the cake batter, and lightly press into the batter.
Step 6: Bake for 33-40 minutes, or until the edges are a light golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool.
Step 7: In a measuring cup or small bowl whisk together powdered sugar and apple cider. Using the whisk drizzle the glaze over the top of the coffee cake.
Expert Baking Tips
- Reducing the apple cider gives it a much stronger flavor, do not skip this step.
- You can skip the glaze and sprinkle with powdered sugar on top.
- I have given both cups and grams as measurements. Grams will be more precise, especially when measuring flour. If you don’t have a kitchen scale, no problem! Just lightly spoon flour into your measuring cup to insure its not packed in there. Light and fluffy is the key.
FAQ
Yes, this recipe will make 12 muffins. Bake muffins for 15-20 minutes instead.
If your cake sank in the middle it's because it wasn't quite done baking. Make sure it doesn't jiggle at all when pulling out of the oven.
Yes, you would need to swap out the flour for a 1:1 gluten free flour.
Storing & Freezing
Apple cider coffee cake needs to be stored at room temperature in an airtight container. You can wrap it in tinfoil, as this will help the glaze from getting too sticky and moist.
This cake freezes well for up to 3 months. If frozen, thaw and allow to come to room temperature before serving.
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Apple Cider Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups apple cider, reduced to ½ cup cooled
- 1½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ cup butter room temp
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup neutral oil I used coconut
- 2 large eggs room temp
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup applesauce I used unsweetened
Streusel Topping
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoon melted butter
Apple Cider Glaze
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon apple cider
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray or line an 8" or 9" pan with cooking spray or parchment paper.
- In a small mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl beat ¼ cup of butter and both sugars. Add oil, eggs, vanilla and applesauce and beat again.
- Mix in half of the dry ingredients, followed by the reduced apple cider, and then the rest of the dry ingredients. Pour the batter into prepped baking pan.
- In a small bowl mix together flour, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon and salt for the streusel topping. Add melted butter and mix until all combined. Sprinkle on top of the cake batter, and lightly press into the batter.
- Bake for 33-40 minutes, or until the edges are a light golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool.
- In a measuring cup or small bowl whisk together powdered sugar and apple cider. Using the whisk drizzle the glaze over the top of the coffee cake.
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