Dutch Apple Coffee Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup light sour cream
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup extra finely granulated sugar (also called berry or basterd sugar)
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 granny smith apples, peeled and sliced
• 8 ounces mild gouda cheese, cut in wedges
• 2/3 cup demerara sugar (coarse dark)
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds or 1/2 cup hazelnuts

Recipe

• 1 mix the sour cream and baking powder in a bowl, set aside.
• 2 in a seperate bowl, mix the flour and salt.
• 3 cream the butter and berry sugar.
• 4 add the eggs and vanilla extract, beating until light and fluffy.
• 5 add the sour cream to the butter mixture.
• 6 mix well.
• 7 add the flour and salt mixture and again, mix well.
• 8 grease a 9" square glass pan and spread 1/2 of the batter in the pan. place 3/4 of the apples and cheese wedges in a concentric circle on top of the batter.
• 9 add remaining batter and top with the rest of the cheese and apples.
• 10 mix the brown sugar and nuts and sprinkle on top of the cake.
• 11 bake for 35 minutes at 375 degrees.