Rosemary-Caramel Apple Coffee Cake

Caramel apple coffee cake combines tender spiced cake, fresh apple chunks, crunchy streusel, and a rich caramel drizzle with a subtle, aromatic infusion of fresh rosemary.

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If you recall my Peach-Basil Coffee Cake this Rosemary-Caramel Apple Coffee Cake is it’s fall counterpart. Baking sweet treats with herbs in the mix is one of my favorite things to do and the aromatic, woodsy rosemary really complements the sweetness of the caramel and apples. I really am not sure what else to say about it. I ate slices of this caramel apple coffee cake for breakfast, as a snack, and even as dessert – it can do it all!

The only thing left to say, I suppose, is to sign off for Fall Flavors week. To recap, we enjoyed some molasses chocolate chip cookies and savory scones earlier this week, and even more showcased by other bloggers who participated in this food event. Find the rest of the recipes for the final day listed before the recipe for this rosemary-infused caramel apple coffee cake.

• Pear Fritter Loaf Cake by Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Apple Squares by Hezzi-D’s Recipe Box
• Pumpkin Chili with Roasted Poblano Peppers, Black Beans and Corn by A Little Fish in the Kitchen
• Yogurt Dill Dip by Art of Natural Living
• Apple Crumble Muffins by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Crock Pot Beef Stew by Blogghetti
• Deviled Eggs with Basil Pumpkin Seed Pesto by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Sweet Potato Waffles with Cranberry Topping. by Jolene’s Recipe Journal
• Lentil Sweet Potato Salad by Magical Ingredients

• Five years ago: Single Serving Buckeye Scone
• Seven years ago: Lemon Cookies with Caramelized Milk Jam
• Ten years ago: Weekly Meal Plan #30
• Eleven years ago: Mesquite Chicken Sausage and Pepper Pizza
• Twelve years ago: Cheetos Cheeseburgers
• Fourteen years ago: Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Sage Browned Butter Sauce

ROSEMARY-CARAMEL APPLE COFFEE CAKE

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Yield: 1 cake Prep Time: 35 Minutes Cooking Time: 55 Minutes 55 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

STREUSEL

• 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground allspice
• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
• Pinch of salt

COFFEE CAKE

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp freshly minced rosemary (or 1 tsp dried)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground allspice
• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup buttermilk, room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1-1/2 cup chopped fresh peeled apples (about 2 medium)

GLAZE

• 1/2 cup thick caramel sauce

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9-inch spring-form pan with non-stick spray, set aside.
2. In a small bowl add all the streusel ingredients and cut in sugar until it resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, rosemary, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg. Set aside.
4. In a small bowl mix the buttermilk and vanilla. Set aside.
5. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and beat until just incorporated. Alternate adding in the flour mixture and buttermilk mixture, mixing just until combined. Gently fold in the apples until evenly distributed.
6. Pour into prepared pan and spread evenly. Top with streusel, pressing lightly to make it stick*.
7. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean with just a few crumbs. Let cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely on a wire rack.
8. Drizzle caramel sauce over cooled cake. Slice and serve.

Notes

*It's going to seem like too much streusel, but I promise it's not.

Source: Adapted from my Peach-Basil Coffee Cake.