Apple Coffee Cake
By: Diane - Rochester, MN - Recipe Contest 2015
"I have loved apple cakes since I was a little girl when my grandma made them. The aroma of the apples and spices brings back wonderful memories! The coffee in the cake and sauce gives the recipe a little "grown-up" flair to the dessert. If you eat this while sipping a cup of fresh brewed Door County coffee, you'll have a real treat!"
This is a user-submitted recipe. It was not made in the kitchens of the Door County Coffee Cafe.
Ingredients
Featured ingredient: Pumpkin Spice Coffee 8 oz. Bag Ground
Cake:
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- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup Door County Coffee Pumpkin Spice coffee (brewed and cooled)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 cups peeled and finely chopped apples
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Sauce:
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- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 heaping Tbsps cornstarch
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup Door County Coffee Pumpkin Spice coffee (brewed and cooled)
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
Cake:
- In mixing bowl cream butter and sugar, beat in egg, combine flour, baking soda, nutmeg and cinnamon, add to creamed mixture and mix well.
- Stir in apples and walnuts.
- Turn into a greased 8 inch square baking pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Sauce:
- Blend brown sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Cook over medium high heat and stir until thickened, about 3 minutes.
- Serve cake warm or cold with warm caramel sauce.
9 servings