This recipe for Apple Crumble Cake is one of my favourite bakes ever. I serve it two ways, as a sensational apple cake and as a delicious warm pudding. It is light, softly spiced and full of heavenly apples.
Apple Crumble Cake
Apple Crumble Cake is a most welcome addition to my table this week. As Autumn begins to wave at us from the back row, my apple trees are weighty with beautiful Bramleys.
So much so that I am almost swimming in apples and feel heavily the responsibility of putting them quickly to the best use I can. I seem to be unable to keep up with the supply but remain earnest in my appley endeavours and this is simply one of the best ways that I know how.
This moist cake is a cake of many hats being perfect as a coffee cake or damn delicious as a warm pud with vanilla custard or cream. I love it as a Sunday Lunch pudding after a big meal. It is light but full of flavour just what you need when you can't move for too many roast potatoes......
Apple Crumble Cake Recipe.
This is a simple creamed cake recipe that I use for my similar Rhubarb Crumble Cake. I LOVE a Crumble Cake. All that buttery nubbleness on top is just so moreish and delicious. It is for all intents and purposes, Apple Crumble in a cake. Wow!
- First of all I make the crumble mix in my food processor with a quick whizz until it turns into rubble.
Crumble
- I cream the butter and sugar until pale in a free standing mixer.
- Then whisk the eggs in one at a time followed by the flour, cinnamon and baking powder.
- I spread the batter in a lined tin.
- I use bake-o-glide that I have cut into the right shape for this tin. I do all my brownies, flapjacks and traybakes in it so it is permanently kept ready in my cupboard.
- I then put 400 grams of my stewed apples on top and gently spread it out as evenly as possible. I also use the stewed apples in my Spiced Apple Muffins recipe. Spreading the apple love.
stewed apple layer
- Followed by all the fabulous buttery crumble.
- Bake for 45 minutes until golden brown and begging to be snaffled whilst still warm.
Apple Crumble Cake Tips
- If making the stewed apples from scratch you would need 500 grams of bramley apples, 25 grams of butter,½ tsp cinnamon, 4 tbsps water and about 50-90 grams of sugar depending on how tart your apples are. Simmer gently until soft and broken down. Allow to cool.
- Store in an air tight container.
- It is best eaten on the same day as it is baked if serving cold. The crumble loses it's crispness if stored for longer. If you are reheating it then this doesn't matter.
- I reheat in the microwave in 20 second blasts until piping hot.
- Serve it warm with cream, custard or ice-cream for a humdinger of a pudding
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Apple Crumble Cake
This is a simple creamed cake recipe for Apple Crumble Cake that I use for my similar Rhubarb Crumble Cake. I LOVE a Crumble Cake. All that buttery nubbleness on top is just delicious.
Ingredients
Crumble Topping
- 100 grams plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 75 grams butter cold
- 75 grams caster sugar
Cake
- 100 grams unsalted butter soft
- 175 grams plain flour
- 3 tbsps milk
- 100 grams caster sugar
- 1 heaped tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- 2 large eggs
Stewed Apples
- 400 grams stewed apples
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 180 C.
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For the crumble topping- you could sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl and then rub in the butter with your fingers until breadcrumbs like before mixing in the sugar. I just blitz the lot in my food processor until sandy and rubbly - just keep whizzing. Place in the fridge to chill until you're ready for it.
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For the cake-cream the butter until soft in a free standing mixer or with a hand held whisk. Add the sugar and whisk until pale and fluffy .Beat in the eggs one at a time before sifting the cinnamon, flour and baking powder into the bowl. Whisk until mixed through then add the milk and whisk again. You may need to add more milk to get it to a soft dropping consistency.
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I use an 8 inch loose bottomed square cake tin. It is a deep one though. A 9 " would be the better bet if your tin is not a deep. Fill the tin with the cake batter as levelly as you can. Spread the apple mixture gently over the cake batter. Scatter the crumble mix all over and bake the cake for 45/50 minutes. Watch carefully at the end as the top can start to catch.
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Recipe Notes
- If making the stewed apples from scratch you would need 500 grams of bramley apples, 25 grams of butter,½ tsp cinnamon, 4 tbsps water and about 50-90 grams of sugar depending on how tart your apples are. Simmer gently until soft and broken down. Allow to cool.
- Store in an air tight container
- It is best eaten on the same day as it is baked if serving cold. The crumble loses it's crispness if stored for longer. If you are reheating it then this doesn't matter.
- I reheat in the microwave in 20 second blasts until piping hot.
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Do let me know how you got on in the comments below. I love a good old hairy chinwag.
Donna
I’m not going to lie I laughed out loud at the thought of you and the boy in the back of your lovely van squeezing into your suit !!! I also totally can associate with the car journey in a busy road I’m the worlds worst and have no blinking. Clue where the fear comes from !!! Anyhow I am most defiantly going to be trying this cake recipie out this weekend !! Thanks for the laughs miss hearing all about it in person ?
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Thanks so much. I'm a nervous wreck these days bird. I thought you were smashing the driving thing doing all those airport runs...Let me know about this cake. I think it is just the best! Wish I could see you LoL in person too xxx
Louise Taplin
Absolutely fabulous and so is that crumble cake , glad you like the picture ?????
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Thanks muchly for all your contributions!
Audra
Hilarious ? Can’t wait to try ?
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Thanks,let me know how you get on!
Lisa Alford
Poor Lad ?????hilarious as ever can’t wsit to give it a go, the recipe that is not the wetsuit ?xxx
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Eat cake and definitely don't go near a wet wetsuit!xx
Monika Dabrowski
Looks super tasty, simple easy to make cakes are my favourite type of baking, to make as well as eat!
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Thanks Monika I so agree. This one is one of my favourites ever.
Janice
I love the look of this bake. Traybakes are the best and I have a tree full of apples to use up, so it's going on my list!
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Let me know how you get on, it's a cracker!
Shell Louise
My 13-year-old daughter, KayCee, is making something similar to this. I'm very much looking forward to our dessert tonight!
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Oh how lovely,lucky you!
Jenny Paulin
Funnily enough I love a good crumble cake and I have made an apple version of the one you saw yesterday. Its so good isn't it - combing crumble and cake in one tasty bake!
I HATE wet suits, I do now own a shorty which is much easier to take on and off. However, years ago I had a full-length one, and it took me FOREVER to get hot on me only to discover it was back to front. I don't think I bothered again LOL
Thank you for baking along with the GBBOBloggers2018/GBBObakeoftheWeek linky xx
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Thankyou it's a pleasure. What a nightmare they are. Where's a waterproof boiler suit when you need one?????
Rebecca Beesley
What a gorgeous apple crumble cake! I have a similar wetsuit story - I just think I'm not cut out to ever wear a wetsuit again!
Louise Fairweather
This sounds lovely. The crumble part on top just gives it the added dimension!
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I love the stuff. It does exactly that doesn't it? Just so moreish!
Anca
The apple crumble looks delicious. You've reminded me that it's been a while since I've made one.
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It's so hard to beat isn't it x
JaneP
Wow! Just the recipe I was looking for. Buttery, crumbly and full of sweet apple and cinnamon. Delicious. I'm. going to try freeze it too as I reckon it'd re-crisp ok in a warm oven (fingers crossed) . Lovely recipe. Thank you
Jenny
Oh brilliant! It is one of my favourites, hot or cold. I adore the apple and cinnamon too.Do let me know how you get on. Thank you for taking the time to let me know!x