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A super easy, super quick apple cake to get you in the mood for fall. From the 10/3/16 Periscope broadcast.
Ingredients
For the cake
- 225 grams of apple, peeled, cored and chopped into 1/2 inch pieces*
- 225 grams all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 115 grams unsalted butter plus more for greasing the pan
- 115 grams light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 6-8 tablespoons of milk (I used 7)
For the crumb topping
- 50 grams all-purpose flour
- 50 grams unsalted butter
- 25 grams light brown sugar
- 20 grams white sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
For the cake
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 2. Grease and line a 20 cm or 9 in square baking pan with butter and line with parchment.
- 3. Peel, core and chop the apple.
- 4. Whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and light brown sugar.
- 5. Add the unsalted butter and egg. Combine with hands or a stand mixer if you have one.
- 6. Add the milk and apples. Combine with a wooden spoon. Pour into prepared pan and smooth out the top.
- 7. Sprinkle the crumb topping over the top of the cake and bake for 30-40 minutes or until a skewer or toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean**.
For the crumb topping
- 1. Combine the flour, light brown sugar, white sugar, salt, cinnamon and unsalted butter with your hands or a pastry blender.
- 2. Sprinkle over the top of the cake.
Notes
- *Any baking apple will work. I used one Granny Smith and one Gala apple.
- **My cake took 35 minutes to bake.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12