Apple Crumb Cake Recipe
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Apple Crumb Cake Recipe
Description
The Apple Crumb Cake Recipe features a moist batter made from eggs, sour cream, and melted butter combined with flour and baking powder to create a tender crumb. Thinly sliced tart Granny Smith apples and plumped raisins are layered between batter halves to maintain their shape and add fruitiness inside the cake. A topping of butter, flour, and sugar is rubbed together and sprinkled on top, baking to a golden, crisp crumb. The cake's balanced textures come from the softness of the sour cream cake and the slight chew of raisins alongside the tender baked apples.
The method includes whisking eggs and sugar to aerate, folding in sour cream and butter, then carefully layering batter and fruit before baking. The springform pan facilitates easy removal and maintains the form of the layered cake. This dessert serves well cut into slices for afternoon tea or as a mild sweet finish after a meal. Its moderate sweetness and fruit component make it versatile.
For best results, measuring flour accurately by spooning and leveling improves texture. The use of sour cream helps keep the crumb moist without heaviness, and soaking the raisins briefly before baking prevents dryness. This recipe includes simple steps focusing on layering and careful mixing to preserve volume and fruit integrity during baking.
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients:
- 3 egg
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 cups sour cream 10 oz, regular (not low fat
- 4 Tbsp butter melted, unsalted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour *see notes
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 large about 1 lb granny smith apples
- 3/4 cup raisins
Topping Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp butter softened, unsalted
- 4 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
Instructions
Prep: Preheat Oven to 350˚F.
- Butter and flour a 9" springform mold.
- Peel and core apples, then cut into 6 wedges and slice into 1/4" thick pieces. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
- Soak raisins in hot water for 5 minutes then drain and pat them dry with paper towel.
How to make the Apple Cake:
- Beat 3 eggs with 1 cup sugar with the whisk attachment on high speed until foamy and thick (5 minutes).
- Reduce mixer to medium speed and add 1 1/4 cups sour cream, 4 Tbsp melted butter, and 1 tsp vanilla.
- Whisk together 2 cups flour and 1 tsp baking powder and add them to your batter. Continue mixing until well combined.
- Fill prepared baking pan with half of the batter. Place apple slices and raisins evenly over the top of the mixture. Fill baking pan with the remaining batter. Bake at 350˚F for 20 minutes. While cake is in the oven, make the crumble topping.
- For the Topping: Use your hands to rub together 2 Tbsp butter and 4 Tbsp of flour, rolling between your fingers until small crumbles form. Add 3 Tbsp of sugar and mix until incorporated. Remove cake from the oven and sprinkle topping evenly over cake.
- Immediately place the cake back into the oven for an additional 20 minutes. When it's done baking, remove the ring and let it cool. If you want the top to turn a little golden, set oven to broil an additional 2 minutes.
Notes
- Measure flour by spooning into the cup and leveling with a knife to avoid dense cake.
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