Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cake

This delicious crumb cake has been making it's rounds in our household for years now!  I usually make it for holiday breakfasts, as I did for Xmas this year.  It's moist, crunchy, flavorful, and just perfect with a cup of hot coffee or hot chocolate! 

Ingredients:

- 1 Cup + 2 tsp. Flour, divided
- 2 tsp. Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp. Salt
- 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar, divided
- 1/2 Cup Walnuts or Pecans, finely chopped
- 2 Tsp. Cinnamon
- 2 Lg. Eggs
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 tsp. Vanilla
- 2 large apples, cored, peeled, and cubed

*NOTE:  There are 3 apples pictured, but I only used 2.  I wasn't sure if 2 was going to be enough but it was!

Directions:

1.  Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.  In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup flour, the baking powder and the salt.  Set aside.

2.  In a small bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup brown sugar, the 2 tsp. Flour, the nuts, and cinnamon.  Set aside also.

3.  Begin coring, peeling and cubing your apples and place them into a bowl and set aside.

4.  Now, in a large bowl, whisk together your eggs, white sugar, 1/4 cup of the brown sugar until smooth.  Add in your oil and vanilla until well mixed.  Slowly add together the flour/baking powder/salt combination into this wet mix.  It will create a smooth batter. 

5.  Now, grab your pie pan and spray WELL with cooking spray.  Add half of the batter to the bottom of your pan, smoothing it out if necessary.  Top with 1/2 the apples, 1/2 the nut mixture.  Add the rest of the batter on top of the crumb mixture and spread out as well as you can.  It doesn't have to be perfect, it will all come together, trust me!  Now repeat the apple and nut mixture, adding the rest of everything. 

6.  Place the cake into the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Either allow to cool before serving or refrigerate until the next day.  But, be sure to warm slightly in the microwave before serving if doing so the following day. 

Here's the final product.....

Sooo sweet and delicious!  I wish I had gotten a photo of when I was cutting and serving, but  I served this Xmas morning, so everyone was hungry and excited, lol.  It was a hit though!  Enjoy!