Apple Crumble Cake – Nicky’s Kitchen Sanctuary

There’s one thing totally comforting a few heat slice of apple crumble cake – smooth, cinnamon‑spiced sponge, tart apple chunks, a crackly buttery crumble and topped with a vanilla drizzle. In my years of recipe testing, this model at all times steals the present at within the autumn/fall or everytime you simply NEED cake.

Nicky’s Recipe Notes

I developed this apple crumble cake over many Sunday bakes in my kitchen. I needed a cake that felt like crumble however with that lightness of sponge — and the trick was to make use of a mixture of cooking and consuming apples (like Bramley + Jazz) so that you get each physique and sweetness.

What makes this apple crumble cake so good:

• Delicate, evenly spiced sponge melts in your mouth,
• with juicy morsels of apple,
• the crumble topping offers satisfying crunch,
• and the drizzle provides a creamy sweetness that ties all of it collectively.

📋 Components

***Full recipe with detailed portions within the recipe card beneath***

For the Apple Cake

Finest kind of apples to make use of

I like to make use of a combine of tart cooking apples (like Bramley) and candy consuming apples (reminiscent of Jazz, Honeycrisp, Braeburn or Pink Woman) on this cake. The cooking apples break down slightly and add softness, whereas the consuming apples maintain their form and provides little juicy bites. It’s the most effective of each textures — and makes the flavour extra fascinating too!

Can I swap out the apples for a unique fruit?

Sure, but it surely’s greatest to interchange the fruit with one which isn’t too juicy. Plums or pears are a fantastic possibility.

For the Crumble Topping

For the glaze

🍎 Methods to make Apple Crumble Cake

***Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card beneath***

Make the Crumble Topping

The crumble topping is a mix of butter, flour, sugar and cinnamon. Combine all of it collectively till you get a beautiful lumpy combination. I like small lumps and large lumps in there for plenty of crunchy texture.

Put together the apples

Peel and chop your apples. I like to make use of a mix of cooking apples (Bramley) and candy consuming apples such because the Jazz apple selection. Toss them with slightly lemon juice to cease them turning brown, then sprinkle them with flour (it will assist cease them sinking within the cake combination because it’s baking).

Make the apple cake

Subsequent make the sponge by mixing melted butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and eggs. Then stir in flour and baking powder. Lastly fold in these floured apples.

Switch to a baking tin and sprinkle on the crumble combination earlier than baking within the oven.

As soon as cooked, take away from the oven, depart to chill, then drizzle on that creamy vanilla icing.

Now how about an excessive close-up of that crunchy crumble and people oh-so-sweet chunks of apple?

🍽️ What to serve it with

Now the large query is.. Ought to I eat it as it’s?

Or with ice-cream?

Or some creamy, heat custard?

Mmmmm give me the custard!! Maybe I’m breaching some etiquette rule by placing custard on it when it’s already received a vanilla glaze however I don’t care!

After all this cake by itself is fairly superb too.  I could have had two slices for my lunch… It appeared a waste to start out making one thing else when this had simply come out of the oven and I needed it a lot!

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