Caramel Apple Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 F and butter and flour a tube pan.

For the crumb topping: Combine the sugar, salt, flour and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir in the melted butter and let the mixture sit while you assemble the rest of the cake.

For the cake: In a large bowl cream together the eggs and sugar using either a stand mixer or a hand mixer. Beat in the butter. Add the vanilla and sour cream and continue mixing until combined.

In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir this dry mixture into the batter and mix. Add the diced apples and stir just until combined.

To assemble the cake, pour the cake batter into the buttered and floured tube pan. Crumble the crumb topping evenly over the batter. Put pan into the oven and bake for approximately 40-50 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Remove pan from oven and set on a rack.

Allow cake to cool completely before removing from the pan. If desired, drizzle the top with your favorite caramel sauce.