Apple Cider Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups apple cider
• 1 ½ cups flour
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ¾ cup brown sugar (divided)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped Granny Smith apples
• Spices: cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger
• 3 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)
• ½ cup flour for streusel
• ¼ cup brown sugar for streusel
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar for streusel
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon for streusel
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon ginger (pumpkin pie spice or allspice)
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
• 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon apple cider for glaze
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla for glaze
• ¾ cup powdered sugar for glaze
• 1 pinch of salt for glaze

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
2. In a saucepan, simmer apple cider until reduced to about ½ cup; set aside to cool.
3. Mix together melted butter, flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon for the streusel; set aside.
4. In a bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and spices.
5. In another bowl, cream butter with sugars until fluffy; add egg and vanilla.
6. Stir in yogurt and cooled cider mixture.
7. Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients; fold in apples.
8. Pour batter into prepared pan; top with streusel.
9. Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
10. Cool before glazing with a mixture of powdered sugar, cider, vanilla, and salt.