Apple Cake With Cinnamon Sugar Topping Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish with 2 teaspoons of the butter.
• In a large bowl, cream together the remaining stick of butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating after the addition of each. In a separate bowl or on a piece of parchment, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add to the wet ingredients, alternating with the sour cream and vanilla. Fold in the apples. Pour into the prepared baking dish, spreading out to the edges.
• To make the topping, in a bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter, and mix until it resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the topping over the cake and bake until golden brown and set, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes.
• To make the glaze, in a bowl, combine the sugar, vanilla, and water and mix until smooth. Drizzle the cake with the glaze and let harden slightly. Serve warm.

Steps:

• To make the cinnamon sugar topping: in a small bowl, mix together the 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; set aside.
• To make the cake: In a small mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a larger mixing bowl, beat together the oil, sugar, and eggs, using an electric mixer on medium speed; beat for about 3 minutes or until light and thick.
• Add the dry ingredients to the egg/sugar/oil mixture in three parts, alternating with the milk and vanilla, beating after each addition until smooth.
• In another bowl, toss the apples with half the cinnamon-sugar topping; then stir half the apples into the batter.
• Pour the batter into a greased and lightly floured 10-inch tube pan.
• Drop the remaining apples on top of the batter and sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar.
• Bake in a 325 degree oven for 60-70 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• Let the cake cool in the pan for 1 hour.
• Remove cake from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.