Here’s a Soft Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Butter Cake recipe in full, detailed, step-by-step form. It’s moist, fluffy, lightly spiced, and perfect for breakfast or tea time.
🍏 Soft Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Butter Cake (Detailed Recipe)
🧾 Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 1¾ cups (220 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
Wet ingredients
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- ⅔ cup (130–135 g) sugar
- ⅓ cup (75–80 g) unsalted butter, melted (or very soft)
- ½ cup (120 ml) milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Apple layer
- 1½ cups apples (2 medium apples), peeled & finely chopped
- Best choices: Granny Smith, Gala, or Honeycrisp
Optional topping (recommended)
- 1 tbsp sugar + ½ tsp cinnamon (for sprinkling)
🍎 Step-by-step Instructions
1. Prepare oven & pan
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F)
- Grease an 8-inch round cake pan (or line with parchment paper)
- Lightly dust with flour if you want extra non-stick protection
2. Mix dry ingredients
In a bowl, whisk together:
- flour
- baking powder
- cinnamon
- salt
Set aside.
3. Make the butter batter
In a separate large bowl:
- Beat eggs + sugar until pale and slightly fluffy (2–3 minutes)
- Add melted butter + vanilla, mix well
- Add milk, stir until smooth
This step helps create a soft, airy cake base.
4. Combine wet + dry
- Add dry ingredients into wet mixture gradually
- Fold gently using a spatula (don’t overmix)
- Stop mixing as soon as no dry flour remains
👉 Overmixing = dense cake, so be gentle here.
5. Add apples
- Fold in chopped apples evenly
- The batter will look thick and chunky — that’s correct
6. Pour & top
- Pour batter into prepared pan
- Smooth the top
- Sprinkle cinnamon sugar if using
7. Bake
- Bake for 35–45 minutes at 175°C (350°F)
- Check with a toothpick:
- Clean = done
- Wet batter = bake 5–10 more minutes
8. Cool properly
- Let cake rest in pan for 10–15 minutes
- Transfer to wire rack
- Slice only after slightly warm or fully cooled
🍰 Texture & Flavor Tips
- Butter gives richness and softness
- Apples keep the cake moist for days
- Cinnamon deepens flavor and aroma
- Milk ensures a tender crumb
🌟 Variations (optional upgrades)
- Add ½ tsp nutmeg for deeper spice
- Add chopped walnuts or almonds for crunch
- Replace half flour with whole wheat for a hearty version
- Add raisins for extra sweetness
- Drizzle with simple vanilla glaze for dessert-style cake
🥄 Serving Ideas
- Warm with tea or coffee ☕
- Light breakfast cake with yogurt
- Dessert with ice cream or caramel drizzle
If you want, I can also give you:
- 🍯 extra moist “bakery-style” version
- 🧁 eggless version
- 🍎 apple cinnamon loaf cake version
- ⚡ microwave mug cake version