03/23/2026
Want cake with your morning coffee?
🍎 Apple Pie Filling Coffee Cake, Cozy morning crowd-pleaser 😋
Ingredients:
- 15.25-ounce box white cake mix (boxed is totally fine—saves time)
- 3 large eggs — room temp if you remember
- 1 cup sour cream (about 240 ml) for extra moisture
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 2 teaspoons apple pie spice (or 2 tsp cinnamon + a pinch of nutmeg)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or extract)
- 21-ounce can apple fruit filling (Lucky Leaf or whatever you like)
- 1 cup powdered (confectioners') sugar, for the glaze
- 2 tablespoons milk, for the glaze
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste, for the glaze
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with non-stick spray (or line it with parchment if you prefer).
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, sour cream, 1/4 cup milk, apple pie spice, and 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste.
3. Mix on medium speed for about 2 minutes until everything is well combined and the batter is smooth—no dry streaks.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it out evenly with a spatula.
5. Spoon the apple fruit filling over the top, spreading gently so the filling covers the batter fairly evenly.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for about 35 minutes, or until the top is set and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with a few moist crumbs but not raw batter.
7. While the cake cools a little, whisk together the glaze: in a bowl combine the powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste until smooth. If it's too thick, add a splash more milk; too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar.
8. Drizzle the glaze over the warm (not piping hot) cake and let it set before slicing and serving.