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Magnolia Monday: Apple Cake with Cinnamon Sugar Topping
Amy Faries • Mar 03, 2020
Apples and cinnamon, what better combo could there be? Tender cake filled AND topped with delicious apples and a cinnamon sugar blend bound to add sweetness to your pallet.
I love a good coffee cake as much as the next person. Whenever I see coffee cake on a menu I usually HAVE to order it....that and tiramisu, but that will be discussed at another time. When I originally read this recipe I wanted to make it in order to partake in that delicious coffee cake taste. With the addition of apple and cinnamon I knew that this was going to be this weeks Magnolia Monday recipe.
Everything isn't quite as it seems
I must admit, when I took my first bite of this cake the jury was still out for me. A common mistake when making cakes with fruit can be a cake that is TOO wet, and my first bite of this cake made me think I did something wrong. My issue with this starter bite was that I took a piece of apple and a small amount of cake and that introductory bite of the apple threw me off a bit. The flavor and texture were subtle enough that I wanted a second bite, just to confirm or deny my unsure feelings. To my pleasant surprise that second bite was very nice. The cake is springy but still dense and the flavors are subtle but still come through. I'm all about texture when it comes to food. I never like to eat something that is too mushy or too textured. I love a great bit of texture in a cake but if there are multiple textures it throws me off a bit and becomes a tad bit off putting.
Tiny issue
The use of canned apples made this recipe very easy to make. It saved the time of having to wash, peel, slice, and dry apples. All you have to do for this recipe is strain your apples and dry them off a tad to get the excess moisture completely off. My one issue with this recipe was the construction of the cake itself. You take half of your apples and mix them into your batter and the other half you place on top and cover with cinnamon sugar. This sounds nice in theory but when it came time to place the cake on the cooling rack this made for a messy issue. When I flipped the cake onto my cooling rack the cinnamon sugar that was placed on top went everywhere.....and I mean everywhere. I couldn't help but laugh because how else was I supposed to get this cake out of the tube pan? Is it me or is there something wrong with this step? How am I supposed to neatly keep all the sugar on top AND get my cake out of its tube pan and onto a cooling rack?! Besides this stumble, everything about this cake process went smoothly.
Days later I can now say I have eaten so much of this cake that I am officially in love. I may even make this for Thanksgiving as a treat to go with after dinner coffee! Make sure to eat this cake within 3 or so days or else the moisture from the apples will soak into the cake and it will get a little soggy.
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