Super easy to make, this buttery, moist and soft apple cake has layers of thinly sliced apples and a sweet and flavorful streusel topping! Just perfect with a cup of coffee! 
I don’t even know how to begin describing this apple cake. It’s buttery, moist, soft, with thinly sliced apples and topped with a sweet cinnamon streusel topping. If you ask me, the layers of soft apples and the cinnamon streusel topping are the best part. Better than any frosting! I usually pick up the topping and the soft apples before eating the rest of the cake. Just like a picky eater!
The apples make this cake incredible moist. They not only release moisture during baking but their moisture makes the cake stay fresh for days after the cake is baked (that if the cake lasts that long!)
If I have to pick one fruit to make desserts with year round, it would be a tie between apples and berries. I love them both equally, either to eat fresh or to bake with. This apple cake makes indeed a wonderful fall dessert but since somehow winter has not arrived in my area, I can still enjoy a slice.
Plus, since it’s so easy to make, I see no reason you should not be making it for you and your family to enjoy while sipping on a cup of cocoa, coffee or tea. You can either have a piece in the morning or in the afternoon. Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone if you have two slices! 
Like I mentioned earlier, the cake is super easy to make.
You start with the cinnamon streusel topping – just combine either in a bowl of a food processor cold butter, sugar, cinnamon and self rising flour. I know self rising flour is one of those ingredients you don’t use very often, but I have tried this cake recipe using all-purpose flour and baking powder but the results were not as delicious as I hoped.
For the cake you’ll also need self rising flour, soft butter, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, milk and thinly sliced apples. I used granny smith apples but you can also use any cooking apples you have on hand. Honey crisp and Roma apples are one of my favorites as well.
The cake batter is thick, you’ll need a spoon or a spatula to arrange it into a 9″ round cake pan. One you smooth out the top, arrange the apple slices in an even layer. Finish the cake with the streusel topping before baking it. Keep in mind the cake requires little over an hour in the oven and a few hours to cool completely before you can slice it! I usually make it in the evenly and have a slice with my morning cup of coffee! After all that’s why is called coffee cake, right?
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Happy baking,
Roxana
on the Apple cake , I don’t understand what this mean 11/4 ? Please help me understand.
Thank You.
Hi Irene,
You will need 1 cup PLUS one quarter of cup of flour. That’s what it means 1 1/4
Hope that helps,
Roxana
This cake looks delicious! I have some apples begging to go into this cake! Can’t wait to try it!
What a gorgeous and delicious looking cake, Roxana! Luv the layers of the cake, fruit and the streusel topping. If I had just one more apple, I’d be baking this up right now …may have to sub one apple with a pear because i think I need to make this without delay. 🙂
That looks fantastic. I can’t wait to try it. Thank you so much .
this looks amazing!
Hi Roxana
This apple cake looks really good & I want to try it. Can I use all-purpose flour & how much do I use as a substitute for self-rising flour?
Thanks for replying!
Hi Marlene,
To make your own self-rising flour for this recipe, you’ll need 1 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour with 2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1 teaspoon of salt.
Happy baking,
Roxana
This recipe sounds amazing…
So I enjoyed while I was reading your recipe, apple cake is always a winning combination, thanks to this recipe!
You always amaze me! This looks so good, I want to try it now!
Would it be too much to have this on Christmas morning for breakfast? I cannot think of a more delicious way to wake up. Yum!
Cake, Chocolate Stout to be exact. This probably has to do with the fact that I like eating it too!
I just came across your site and the recipes look very good !! I like that you are a self taught baker since I’m always adding or subtracting something from a recipe to make it my very own. Glad to have found you !!
This looks delicious! The apple make the perfect topping!
Hi, can this cake recipe be easily doubled?
Hi Laura,
You can double the recipe, but you have to bake it two pans. It’s too much batter for one pan.
Roxana
This cake is amazing! Easy and full of flavor. Thank you. I love your recipes
…… Instead of having it with ice cream, try it with plain whipped cream……… delicious 😉