Apple Streusel Coffee Cake Gluten-Free
Filled with apples and a delicious topping this apple streusel coffee cake gluten-free is perfect for the weekend, family gatherings, and the holidays.
I grew up eating coffee cake. It was one of those things that we would have when family stopped by to chat. I like that we can make this coffee cake seasonal like this Gluten-Free Cinnamon Bun Coffee Cake and this Gluten-free Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake.
What Is Coffee Cake
A coffee cake is a sweet rich bread, filled with nuts, fruit, and spices and sometimes glazed after baking. It is called a coffee cake because it goes very well with coffee. Most coffee cakes do not have coffee in them. It’s perfect for serving at breakfast, brunch or as a snack.Â
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easily made gluten-free
- It’s perfect for family and holiday gatherings
- Goes well with coffee or tea
Ingredients
Gluten-Free or Regular Flour – Can use either flour with great results. If using gluten-free make sure it has xanthan gum in the mix.
 Sugar – Regular Granulated Sugar
Baking Powder
Brown Sugar – Use light brown sugar.
Baking Soda
Cinnamon – For a nice fall flavor and sweetness.
Salt
Oil – Use vegetable, canola, or coconut oil here.
Eggs – Large eggs
Milk/Dairy-Free Milk – Almond Milk is a good dairy-free option, but oat milk would also work.
Vanilla Extract
Walnuts or Pecans – Can use either nut, make sue they are chopped into smaller pieces.
Butter – Unsalted
Powdered Sugar
Vanilla Extract
Apples – This recipe used Gala Apples, however you can use your favorite baking apples.Â
Instructions
Make the Streusel Topping
- Heat the butter in a small pot on the stove until melted.
- Stir in the remaining ingredients, with the exception of the nuts.
- Mix with a fork to combine.
- Stir in the pecan or walnuts until combined.
- Set it aside.
Make The Cake Batter
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch square or round baking pan with parchment paper so you can easily pull the cake out of the pan.
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and whisk.
- In a separate bowl combine all the wet ingredients and mix well.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix again.
- Add in the chopped apples and mix until combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the top with the streusel topping.
- Bake at 45-55 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
- If the topping starts to get too brown, cover it with aluminum foil and continue to bake it until it’s done.
Make The Glaze
- Once the cake is cooled make the glaze.
- In a bowl combine the powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
- Slowly add milk to reach the desired consistency. You want it thick but pourable so you may not need all the milk.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake.
The batter of this cake is easy to make and has common pantry ingredients. The apples become tender as they bake in the batter. I used this Streusel Topping but modified it to be gluten-free and added nuts to the mixture. I also love the added bonus of the glaze, it adds another layer of flavor to the cake and also makes it look pretty.
Apple Streusel Coffee Cake Gluten-Free
Materials
For The Streusel Topping
- 8 tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 1 1/2 cups Gf Flour Or regular all-purpose flour if not gf
- 1/2 cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1/4 cup Chopped Pecans or Walnuts Chop into small pieces
For the Cake
- 2 1/2 cups Gluten Free Flour
- 1 1/4 tsp Xanthan Gum Only if GF flour does not have it in the mix
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 tbsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tbsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Veg or canola oil
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 cup Milk/Dairy-free milk I used almond milk
- 1 Tbsp Vanilla extract
- 2 Cups Apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
Glaze
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp Regular/Dairy-free milk I used almond milk
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch square or round baking pan so you can pull the cake out of the pan.
Make the Streusel Topping
- Heat butter in a small pot on the stove until melted.
- Stir in remaining ingredients, with the exception of the nuts.
- Mix with a fork to combine.
- Stir in the pecans or walnuts until combined.
Make Cake Batter
- Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl and whisk.
- In a separate bowl combine all wet ingredients and mix well.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix again.
- Add in the chopped apples and mix until combined.
- Pour the batter into prepared pan and sprinkle the top with the streusel topping..
- Bake 45-55 in or until toothpick comes out clean.
- If topping starts to get too brown, cover it with foil and continue to bake until done.
Make the Glaze
- Once cake is cooled make the glaze.
- In a bowl combine powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
- Slowly add milk to reach the desired consistency. You want it thick but pourable so you may not need to use all the milk.
- Drizzle over cooled cake.
Notes
- You can make this cake using regular flour, just swap it out where needed.Â
- To store the cake, either use a domed cake lid or cover with aluminum foil so the topping stays crisp. It does not need to be refrigerated.
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Thank you so much for this recipe. I made this one for my Papa’s birthday cake, alongside a large bowl of crema pasticcera, and it turned out beautifully. Our oven isn’t the greatest and did take an extra 20 minutes to cook from instructed time, but otherwise, really pleased with the end result 🙂
I’m glad you loved it. It’s a family favorite.