Country Apple Cake
This cake batter is quick to make and has a wonderfully crunchy streusel topping.Plan Ahead Note: 7 Tablespoons of butter and the eggs needs to be brought to room temperature.
Ingredients
Cake Batter
- 7 Tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- ½ cup+1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs at room temperature and lightly beaten
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour sifted
- 2-3 Tablespoons milk
- 1 ½ cups thickly sliced, tart eating apples (such as Granny Smiths)
Topping
- ½ cup raw sugar
- 6 ½ Tablespoons unsalted butter chilled and diced
- 1 cup all-purpose flour sifted
Instructions
Cake Batter
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Grease an 8 ½" x 4 ½" x 2 ½" loaf pan and line with waxed paper.
- Using an electric mixer beat the butter until creamy, then add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
- Gradually beat in the eggs, then the vanilla.
- Using a large metal spoon, fold in the flour and enough milk to make a soft mixture that just drops from the spoon.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared loaf pan and smooth the surface with a spatula.
- Arrange an even layer of apple slices over the top.
Topping
- To make the topping, put all the ingredients in a food processor and pulse until mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle the topping evenly over the apples, then press down gently until firmly packed. Bake for about 1 hour until golden and a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes and then invert onto a wire rack. Serve warm.
Notes
Recipe from Morning Bakes Cookbook.