Apple Crumble Cake
A moist sponge topped with cinnamon spiced apple compote and crumble on top.
Equipment
- 1 Large mixing bowl
- 1 electric mixer or stand mixer with padde attachment
- 1 Rubber Spatula or Wooden Spoon
- 1 Small saucepan
- 1 Sharp Knife
- 1 Peeler
- 1 apple corer optional
- 1 9 inch x 9 inch square cake tin
Ingredients
Apple Compote
- 400 grams apples, peeled and chopped
- 50 grams caster sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
Crumble Topping
- 50 grams butter melted
- 40 grams brown sugar
- 75 grams plain flour
- 20 grams oats
- 20 grams chopped mixed nuts
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Cake
- 110 grams butter room temperature
- 90 grams caster or brown sugar
- 2 whole eggs
- 130 grams plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
Apple Compote
- Place the peeled and chopped apples into a saucepan along with the caster sugar and cinnamon. Cook on medium heat for 10-15 minutes stirring often until the apple starts to soften. Leave to one side to cool.
Crumble Topping
- In a mixing bowl, mix together the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Add the melted butter and mix together until it resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add the oats and chopped nuts and mix together. Leave to one side as you prepare the cake batter.
Cake
- Preheat oven to 170°c (340°f) or 160°c (320°f) if fan assisted.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the room temperature, soft butter and sugar. Beat for 2-3 minutes until pale and creamy.
- Add the eggs one by one and mix well between additions.
- Sieve in the flour and baking powder and switch to rubber spatula or a wooden spoon and mix together until no lumps remain.
- Grease and line a 9 inch square cake tin. Pour the cake batter into the bottom of the tin and spread around evenly.
- Cover the cake batter with the cooled apple compote and spread around evenly.
- Sprinkle the crumble mix over the apple compote and place into the preheated oven to bake for 45-50 minutes until an even golden brown colour is reached all over and a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool slightly before cutting.
Notes
The calorie information is an estimate provided as a courtesy based off the website https://caloriecontrol.org/healthy-weight-tool-kit/food-calorie-calculator/. It will differ depending on the specific brands and ingredients that you use.