Irish Apple Cake

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  • Prep Time

    45 mins

  • Cook Time

    50 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 35 mins

  • Servings

    8 slices

  • Calories

    525 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    Irish

Irish Apple Cake

With a buttery streusel topping, Irish apple cake is tender and spiced to perfection. Drizzled with a warm custard sauce, this is one dessert you won't want to miss!

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Ingredients

Servings

Cake

  • ½ Cup unsalted butter Room Temperature
  • ½ Cup granulated sugar
  • 2 Teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 large egg Room Temperature
  • 1 ¼ Cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 Teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 Teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ Teaspoon salt
  • 3 Tablespoons milk
  • 3 large apple peeled and diced, Granny Smith variety

Streusel Topping

  • ¾ Cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ Cup rolled oats
  • ½ Cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ Teaspoon salt
  • 6 Tablespoons butter chilled, unsalted

Custard

  • 3/4 Cup milk whole
  • 1 salt Dash
  • 3 large egg yolk
  • 1/4 Cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Cake

  1. Preheat the oven to 350° and prep an 8-inch round cake pan by spraying with pan spray.
  2. In a large bowl, use the paddle attachment to cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes at medium-high speed. Add the vanilla, milk and eggs and mix until fully combined. Scrape down the sides.
  3. In a medium bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just barely fully combined.
  4. Add the chopped apples to the batter and fold in by hand until evenly distributed throughout. This is an apple-heavy recipe, so should be about 50/50 apples to the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and spread until smooth.
  5. Top with the streusel topping and bake for 45-50 minutes, until the streusel is lightly golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake. Allow to cooling at least 15 minutes before serving with warm custard sauce.

Streusel

  1. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, sugar, and salt. Cut the butter into small cubes and toss with the dry ingredients.
  2. Using your fingers, rub the butter into the mixture. It’s best to squish the pieces of butter with your thumb and forefingers to flatten and then continue to rub it all together until you get the texture of coarse breadcrumbs.
  3. Keep the streusel chilled in the fridge until your cake batter is ready to be topped.

Custard Sauce

  1. Add the milk and salt to a medium saucepan. Heat over medium heat until steaming. Don’t let it boil! It should be just barely to the point of simmering.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until pale and thick. This will take 2-3 minutes by hand, or about 30 seconds if you use a hand mixer.
  3. Remove the milk from the burner and slowly whisk it into the egg yolk mixture, slowly bringing the egg yolks up in temperature. Once all of the milk has been whisked into the eggs, pour the mixture back into the saucepan and heat over medium heat while constantly whisking until thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 3-4 minutes.
  4. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Serve warm over the cake.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 525kcal (26%) Carbohydrates 71g (24%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 25g (38%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g (12%) Monounsaturated Fat 7g (35%) Trans Fat 1g (50%) Cholesterol 172mg (57%) Sodium 182mg (8%) Potassium 259mg (6%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 42g (84%) Vitamin A 868IU (17%) Vitamin C 4mg (4%) Calcium 92mg (9%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 525 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 525kcal 26%
Carbohydrates 71g 24%
Protein 8g 16%
Fat 25g 38%
Saturated Fat 14g 70%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 172mg 57%
Sodium 182mg 8%
Potassium 259mg 6%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 42g 84%
Vitamin A 868IU 17%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Calcium 92mg 9%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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