Buttermilk-Apple Coffee Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced granny smith apples
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup buttermilk
cooking spray
3 tablespoons sliced almonds
Glaze
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
To prepare the cake, combine the first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan over med-high heat. Cook 5 minutes or until syrupy, stirring; cool.
Spoon the flour into a dry measuring cup.
Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
Combine granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended; add the egg and extracts, beating well.
Add the flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mix; beat well after each addition.
Spoon the batter into 8 inch round cake pan coated with cooking spray.
Arrange apple mixture over cake; top with almonds.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan.
Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Quickly invert cake onto wire rack, then invert onto serving plate.
Prepare the glaze and drizzle over cake.
Serve warm.