Sour Cream Apple Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• For Cake
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• For Apples & Topping
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp all purpose flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup walnut pieces
• 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 2 cups apples, sliced, such as Mutsu or Granny Smith

Methods

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, stirring well after each addition.
3. Add vanilla and stir in sour cream. In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients and stir into wet ingredients until just incorporated.
4. In another bowl, combine all ingredients for topping.
5. Toss half of the topping with the sliced apples.
6. Scrape the coffee cake batter into a greased 8-inch round cake pan and level.
7. Cover cake with apples and sprinkle remaining topping over.
8. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
9. Serve warm or at room temperature