Irish Apple Crumble Cake

I love crumble cakes & this recipe of Donal Skehan really caught my attention . I've baked this cake few times & even for my son's 18th birthday . He always requests for apple cake for his birthday so this cake fit the bill perfectly .  He like thi lovely soft apple-licious cake with rich buttery crumb topping . I simply love just how moist & flavourful is  this cake , perfect for a tea time break . I can easily eat half of this cake but luckily my hubby & sons finished it before I can have another slice !  Why 'luckily' ??!! Then I don't have to spend another hour to burn all those calories in the gym  !  LOL  

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Irish Apple Crumble Cake

Recipe from Donal Skehan

Ingredients:

110g butter

150g light brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 Tbsp milk

210g flour –sifted

1 Tbsp baking powder

A pinch of salt

1 Tsp ground cinnamon

300g apples – peeled, cored & sliced ( I’ve diced them)

20 cm cake tin

Crumble Topping

50g vanilla sugar (can be substitude with caster sugar)

50g butter

50g flour

Method:

1)      Preheat oven to 180°C  . Grease & line cake tin .

2)      Cream butter & sugar till pale in a large mixing bowl .

3)      Add eggs , one at a time & mix till well combined .

4)      Fold in flour, baking powder, salt & cinnamon . Blend well till resembles a thick cake batter .

5)      Add in apple slices & mix well till well combined . Pour into cake tin & spread evenly .

6)      For the crmble topping : Combine sugar & flour into a large bowl . Rub butter into the flour mixture using your finger tips to make a breadcrumb texture .  Sprinkle the crumb mixture evenly on top of the batter & bake for 40 – 45 mins till lovely golden brown or till the skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean . Enjoy