Maple Apple Cake

Somehow, I bought too many apples and needed to use them up, so I searched through recipes until I stumbled on the recipe for this cake and I just had to try it. 

Ingredients:

Cake-

8 ounces unsalted butter at room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

½ cup lite maple syrup

2 large eggs

1 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground allspice

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon maple extract

Apples-

2 cups apples peeled and roughly chopped

1 tablespoon sugar in the raw

Crumble-

1 cup fine yellow cornmeal

1 cup all purpose flour

1 cup old fashioned oats

½ cup packed light brown sugar

½ cup sugar in the raw

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

5 tablespoons coconut oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter a 9 inch springboard pan.  Sprinkle with sugar in the raw.
2. Apples- Add apples to a bowl and sprinkle with sugar.  Microwave for 3-5 minutes to soften.
3. Crumble- Add all ingredients to a food processor except the coconut oil.  Pulse to mix a few times.  Then add the coconut oil and pulse until clumps form.
4. Cake-
5. Add butter, sugar, extract, and syrup to a stand mixer.  Mix to combine on medium.
6. Combine the flour, baking soda, spices, and salt in a medium bowl and whisk to mix.
7. Add the eggs to the wet mixture and mix on medium.  
8. After the eggs are mixed in add the Greek yogurt.
9. Gradually fold in the flour mixture.  Scrape the edges of the pan to ensure an even mixture.
10. Transfer the cake batter to the baking pan.
11. Gently sprinkle the apples over the cake mixture and press down slightly.
12. Sprinkle the crumble over the apples.
13. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes.
14. Let cool for at least 15 minutes before loosening the springboard pan.
15. Cut into slices and enjoy!