High Altitude Apple Cornbread Crumb Cake
A delicious fall twist on a classic cornbread recipe, with sweet grated apples and buttery crumb topping
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Equipment
Ingredients
Cornbread
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, fluffed, spooned and leveled
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp coarse Kosher salt (if using table salt, use half the amount)
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup whole milk
- ½ cup full-fat sour cream
- ¾ lb honey crisp apples (2 large or 4 small/medium) peeled, cored and grated
Crumb Topping
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, fluffed, spooned and leveled
- ½ cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp coarse Kosher salt (if using table salt, use half the amount)
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
Cornbread
- Preheat the oven to 350 F, and position a rack in the center of the oven. Grease a 9x9 inch baking dish with non-stick baking spray.
- In a bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Separately, whisk together the melted butter, eggs, milk, and sour cream. Add the wet ingredients and the grated apples to the dry ingredients, and stir just until combined.
- Spread the batter into the pan.
Crumb Topping
- In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt and spices. Add the melted butter, and stir until moist and crumbly. Sprinkle the topping over the batter.
- Bake the cake for about 40 minutes, until a cake tester or sharp knife inserted in the center comes out clean, or with moist crumbs clinging to it.
- Cool the cake in the pan for about 30 minutes, then cut into slices and serve warm, or at room temperature.
Notes
Store leftover cornbread cake in an airtight container for up to 3 days. It's best reheated on 50% power in the microwave, for a warm, soft, just-baked texture.
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