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This Apple Cinnamon Spice Cake features a moist, perfectly-spiced cake that is speckled with apples and topped with a buttery streusel topping

Apple Cinnamon Spice Cake with Streusel Topping

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This Apple Cinnamon Spice Cake features a moist, perfectly-spiced cake that is speckled with apples and topped with a buttery streusel topping and a vanilla bourbon glaze.
Course Baking
Cuisine American
Keyword allspice, apple, apple butter, apple cake, apple spice cake, apples, bourbon, bourbon glaze, buttermilk, Cake, cinnamon, sheet cake, streusel
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 1 cake

Equipment

  • Stand mixer

Ingredients

Streusel Topping

  • 1 cup All Purpose Flour
  • 2/3 cup White Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 6 tbsp Unsalted Butter, melted

Apple Cinnamon Spice Sheet Cake

  • 1½ cups Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
  • 1½ cups Brown Sugar
  • 4 Large Eggs
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 1/4 cup Apple Butter
  • 2 ⅔ cups All Purpose Flour, measured correctly †
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Cloves
  • 3/4 cup Full-Fat Buttermilk
  • 1 Sweet-Tart Apple, such as Braeburn or Pink Lady, peeled and cut into ½” cubes

Vanilla Bourbon Glaze

  • 1 cup Confectioners Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Heavy Cream
  • 1 tbsp Bourbon
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

Streusel Topping

  • In a medium mixing bowl, add sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk to combine well.
  • Pour the melted butter into the dry mixture and mix with a fork until well combined, and the mixture resembles sand. Set aside for later.

Apple Cinnamon Spice Sheet Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 9x13” cake pan with cooking spray and parchment.
  • In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add butter and brown sugar. Beat on medium-high until light and fluffy looking, about 3-4 minutes. Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping the sides of the bowl. Next, add vanilla and apple butter, beat until combined.
  • In a separate medium sized bowl, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Whisk together to combine.
  • Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the stand mixer, mix on low until combined. Add ½ of the buttermilk and mix on low until combined. Continue alternating the flour and the buttermilk, until both have been completely added (finishing with the flour mixture). Then, fold in the apple pieces.
  • Add the batter to the cake pan, evenly sprinkle streusel topping over the top, and place the cake into the oven to bake for 35 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before glazing.

Vanilla Bourbon Glaze

  • Add all ingredients to a medium sized bowl and whisk together to combine, then drizzle over the cooled cake.

Notes

† to measure flour correctly, use a spoon to scoop the flour into the measuring cup, then level off with a straight edge. Do not pack the flour into the cup, or scoop with the measuring cup straight from the bag/container. Alternatively, weigh the flour (1 cup = 120g or 4oz)