Skill level: Easy
Irish Apple Cake is the perfect streusel-like cake that has a good bite of apples inside of it. This easy apple cake only takes minutes to prepare its batter and less than an hour to bake. This cake pairs perfectly with a hot cup of coffee or tea.
Ingredients
- 4 Autumn Glory apples
- 3 cups baking flour
- ¾ cup butter, chilled and cubed
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 eggs
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2½ teaspoons
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Topping
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
- Grease and flour an 8″ or 9″ round springform pan, then sit to the side.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Whisk milk, eggs, and vanilla together, then sit to the side.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Add diced butter to the bowl and mix with your hands. Pinch butter pieces until they are pea-sized.
- Stir in sugar and brown sugar.
- Stir in apples and walnuts.
- Pour in your liquid mixture and combine until there are no more dry ingredients.
- The mixture will be dough-like, this is ok.
- Pour the mixture into your prepared cake pan.
- Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes. The middle should be completely cooked and pass the toothpick test.
Recipe created by Rosalynn Daniels for Superfresh Growers.
