Apple Streusel Coffee Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 large apple, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter, chilled
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 4 teaspoons water (or more)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
• 3 in a small bowl combine flour and baking powder.
• 4 beat eggs, milk and vanilla in another small bowl.
• 5 in a large mixing bowl combine sugar and butter; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
• 6 alternately add flour mixture and egg mixture, beating well after each addition; end with flour mixture.
• 7 spread into prepared cake pan.
• 8 arrange apples on top, gently pressing into batter.
• 9 bake for 20 minutes.
• 10 while the cake bakes, make the streusel topping by combining flour, powdered sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
• 11 cut in remaining 2 tablespoons butter until crumbly.
• 12 to make the glaze: mix together powdered sugar and enough water to form a smooth consistency that is just thin enough to drizzle; set aside.
• 13 when the cake is ready, sprinkle top with streusel topping.
• 14 bake for 15 to 18 more minutes, or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• 15 cool in pan on wire rack.
• 16 drizzle with powdered sugar glaze.