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Tender Apple Berry Coffee Cake topped with blueberries, raspberries and apples. Perfect as a dessert or for breakfast.
The texture of this Apple Berry Coffee Cake reminds me of the texture of a pound cake. It’s a little dense which makes it perfect for supporting the fruit.
I bake my Apple Berry Coffee Cake in a 9-inch springform pan. This type of pan allows me to release the sides so that they can be removed from the base.
The fruit topping is a mix of blueberries, raspberries and apples which are placed on top of the cake batter. Fresh or frozen berries that have been thawed first work just fine. I sprinkle a bit of brown sugar over the fruit and a few dots of butter and bake it in the oven for about 25 minutes.
Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Enjoy!
Apple Berry Coffee Cake
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces (1 stick)
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup raspberries
- 1 large apple, peeled, cored and diced
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Lightly grease a 9-inch round cake pan or springform pan. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, salt and lemon zest.
- With a pastry blender, two knives or your fingers, blend in 1/2 cup butter until crumbly.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and cream. Add to flour mixture and mix just enough to incorporate; do not overmix.
- Press the dough evenly into the bottom of the cake pan. Place the blueberries, raspberries and diced apples on top of the dough and sprinkle with the brown sugar. Place the remaining 2 tablespoons butter pieces over the fruit.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Remove cake from the pan, slice it and serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Really pretty! Pinned!
Thank you so much, Linda!
Breakfast cakes are totally one of my favorite things. It feels so decadent to have a slice of cake in the morning!
Kari
http://www.sweetteasweetie.com
It absolutely does 🙂
I am originally from Germany and I LOVE fruit coffee cakes. We have a traditional “coffee and cake” time around 4pm every day and I cannot wait to make this cake for the weekend! It looks just like home!
Thank you so much!
I’ve never had a coffee cake with fruit in it but now I’m intrigued. It’s such a natural combination!
It’s not as sweet as you would expect a coffee cake to be. Perfect for breakfast 🙂
Wow, this looks like the PERFECT breakfast!!
It certainly is 🙂
What a yummy combination of ingredients (and so pretty, too)! Can’t wait to give this a try!
Thank you, Kelly!
I love a good coffee cake! It’s one of the few types of cakes I can actually bake! Love this apple berry combo!
Thanks, Justine!
This looks amazing Joanie and I love that it is more of a pound cake consistency. I’ve never been a big fluffy cake fan, but this one looks so rich and perfect – pinned to try it!
Thanks so much, Alisa!
yes! this is my ideal breakfast. cake that is not too sweet and lots of berries YUM
Absolutely drooling – these look amazing! I have never thought of combining berries and apples, but now that you have mentioned it I’m wondering why I didn’t think of it sooner 🙂