Apple-Bacon Coffee Cake with Brown Butter Streusel

A moist apple cake is topped with brown butter streusel and crispy bacon to create this sweet and savory coffee cake that's sure to please.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 550 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 9 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and finely diced
• 8 slices Farmland® Classic Cut Bacon, cooked, roughly chopped
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 cup butter, melted
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.75 cup all-purpose flour
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.75 cup chopped pecans
• 0.75 cup packed golden brown sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Brown Butter Streusel: Cook butter in medium saucepan over medium heat until melted. Once melted, stir often until butter begins to brown and smell nutty, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add in pecans, sugar, cinnamon, and flour. Cool and reserve.

Step 2

Cake: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 3

Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and sugar in large bowl.

Step 4

Stir in melted butter, sour cream, milk, eggs, vanilla, and apples until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.

Step 5

Sprinkle bacon on top of batter, followed by streusel.

Step 6

Place pan in oven and bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.